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JUDICIALLY  DETERMINED 

"High  Point  is  one  of  the  most  progressive  and 
rapidly  growing  towns  in  the  State.  It  is  said 
it  is  the  second  City  in  the  Union  in  the  quantity 
of  furniture  manufactured."  — Extract  from  a  decision 

of  the  Supreme  Court  of  North  Carolina,  case  of  Turner  vs.  North 
Carolina  Public  Service  Co.,  et  al.  (93  S.  E.  Reporter). 


JAMES  W.  CHESHIRE 
HILLSBORO,     N..  C. 

Confederate  States  of  Amariea 


Manufacturing  Plants 


Alma  Furniture  Co. 
Amos  Hosiery  Mills. 
Arctic  Ice  &  Coal  Co. 

Barnes  Manufacturing  Co. 

Consolidated  Veneer  &  Panel 

Company. 
The  Continental  Furniture  Co. 
J.   Elwood  Cox,  Shuttle 

Blocks. 
Crown  Hosiery  Mills. 

Dalton  Furniture  Co. 

S.  L.  Davis  &  Co. 

Denny  Roll   &   Panel  Co. 

Dixie  Milling  Co. 

Durham  Hosiery  Mills  No.  3. 

F.  Ecker,  Mirror  Plates. 
Electric  Milling  Co. 

Giant  Furniture  Co. 
Globe  Parlor  Furniture  Co. 
Guilford  Table  Co. 

Hayworth  Roll  &  Panel  Co. 

High  Point  Art  Glass  &  Dec- 
orative Company. 

High  Point  Buggy  Co. 

High  Point  Brick  Co. 

High  Point  Casket  Co. 

Highland   Cotton  Mills. 

High  Point  Furniture  Co. 

High  Point  Hardwod  Lumber 
Company. 

High  Point  Hosiery  Mills. 

High  Point  Machine  Works. 

High  Point  Metallic  Bed  Co. 

Hieh  Point  Milling  Co. 

High  Point  Overall  Co. 

High  Point  Show  Case  Works 

High  Point  Veneer  &  Panel 
Company. 

Hill  Veneer  Co. 

Ideal  Table  Co. 


Keerans  Bedding  Co. 
Kearns  Furniture  Co. 

Lindsay  Table  Co. 

Marietta  Paint  &  Color  Co. 
Marsh  Furniture  Co. 
Mattocks  Upholstery  Co. 
Myrtle  Desk  Co. 

North  Carolina  Public  Service 

Company 
North  Carolina  Wheel  Co. 

Pickett  Cotton  Mills. 
Piedmont  Mills. 
Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass  Co. 

Rankin  Coffin  &  Casket  Co. 
Harry  Raymond,  Veneers 

Shipman  Organ  Co. 
Snow  Lumber  Co. 
Slane  Hosiery  Mills. 
Southern  Chair  Co. 
Southern  Car  Co. 
Southern  Mirror  Co. 
Southern  Novelty  Works. 
Southern  Wood  Finishing  Co. 
Standard  Mirror  Co. 
Standard  Underwear  Mills. 
Stehli  Silks. 
The  Simmons  Co. 
Sunnyside  Ice  &  Fuel  Co. 

Tate  Turniture  Co. 
Tomlinson  Chair  Manufactur- 
ing  Co.  Two  plants. 

Union  Brokerage  Co. 
Union  Frame  Co. 
Union  Furniture  Co. 

Welch  Furniture  Co. 
Wrenn-Columbia  Furniture 
Company. 


STATISTICS 


Population,  15,000. 
Railroads,  three. 

Street  car  lines,  six  miles.  '  "  r~ 

Paved  streets,  ten  miles. 
Churches,  white,  1  8. 

Assessed  valuation  property,  $5,236,000. 
Polls,  2,2  73. 

Tax  rate,  general,  $1.00  on  $100  valuation. 
Tax  rate,  schools,  50c  on  $100  valuation. 


LI.  S.  Po.st  Ollice  Building 


High  Point  was  incorporated  in  May,  1859.  Population  250. 
Dr.  R.  C.  Lindsay,  John  Carter,  Sewell  Farlow,  Eli  Denny  and 
Jeremiah  Piggott  were  chosen  commissioners,  with  Dr.  R.  C. 
Lindsay  as  chairman. 

In  August,  1859,  John  W.  Lambeth  was  elected  police  of- 
ficer 

In  February,  1860,  Nathan  Hunt,  Jr.,  was  elected  mayor 
and  Reuben  Sechrest  and  Wiley  Bowman  added  to  the  Board. 

Soon  after  the  war  three  factories  were  built,  one  of  which 
is  still  doing  business. 

In  1890  the  High  Point,  Randleman,  Asheboro  and  South- 
ern Railroad  was  built,  the  city  taking  $10,000  stock. 

In  1  89  1  the  first  furniture  factory  was  erected. 

In  1900  the  city  voted  a  bond  issue  for  graded  schools. 

Bonded  indebtedness,  $9  75,000. 


HIGH  POINT 


Pericles  once  told  the  king  when  asked  to  make  a  brief 
speech  that  a  man's  discourse  was  like  a  Persian  rug  in  one 

respect  it  had  to  be  spread  out  in  order  that  its  beauty  might 

be  admired  and  fully  appreciated.  Almost  the  first  question 
a  stranger  asks  about  High  Point  is:  How  was  it  that  the  com- 
munity came  to  be  a  manufacturing  center  in  a  section  which 
for  a  hundred  years  depended  only  on  the  soil?  Taking  the 
cue  of  the  Grecian  it  might  be  well  to  give  the  facts  in  de- 
tail in  order  that  the  world  may  know  the  story,  which  is  full 
of  interest  as  well  as  profit.     It  is  not  surprising  that  the  out- 


North  Main  Street 


side  world  has  shown  so  much  interest  in  High  Point.  Within 
a  comparatively  short  time  it  has  grown  from  a  small  settle- 
ment to  be  a  thriving  city  of  15,000  inhabitants,  with  more 
manufacturing  plants  than  any  city  of  the  same  population 
in  the  Union.  The  spirit  and  life  of  the  community  have  been 
trained  on  strenuous  lines,  every  one  thoroughly  in  sympathy 
with  the  task  of  planning  and  building  as  well  as  advancing  in 
the  school  of  thoroughness.  So  acute  is  this  activity,  reaching 
out  into  every  industry,  that  the  well  equipped  man  of  busi- 
ness is  the  one  requirement — and  he  is  required  with  emphasis. 

In  1892,  when  High  Point  was  born  anew,  very  few  peo- 
ple in  the  South  thought  much  about  manufacturing.  There 
were  a  few  cotton  mills  in  the  state,  mills  established,  most  of 
them,  prior  to  the  Civil  War,  the  output  of  which  went  di- 
rect to  certain  jobbers.  We  had  not  yet  realized  that  the  log- 
ical way  to  build  an  independent  community  with  its  accom- 
panying wealth  and  superior  advantages,  was  to  work  raw 


material  into  useful  articles  and  have  the  world  as  a  market. 
When  High  Point  was  convinced  that  this  was  true,  the  battle 
was  half  won.  The  beginning  was,  indeed,  modest,  but  the 
new  way  was  such  an  improvement  over  the  old  that  results 
were  quick  and  substantial,  which  converted  the  commu- 
nity into  a  bee-hive  of  activity  on  this  particular  line. 


FURNITURE 

The  first  furniture  factory  was  erected  in  1892.  Prior  to 
this  time  there  were  half  dozen  small  manufacturing  plants  in 
the  community,  but  it  might  be  said  that  the  new  era  of  man- 
ufacturing which  has  brought  the  city  into  such  prominence  be- 
gan with  the  manufacture  of  furniture. 

Three  young  men  who  were  impressed  with  the  possi- 
bilities in  furniture  organized  the  first  factory,  putting  into  the 
business  their  modest  savings,  which  at  the  time  was  not  over 


Passenger  Station  Southern  Railway 


$10,000.  It  soon  developed  that  no  mistake  was  made  in 
their  decision,  the  business  showing  marked  signs  of  success 
in  the  very  beginning.  Within  a  few  months  the  first  factory 
had  grown  to  be  a  strong  institution.  In  1895  one  of  the 
owners  withdrew  and  built  the  second  factory.  Others  fol- 
lowed close  on  these  two  and  within  a  few  years  High  Point 
was  awake  to  the  realization  that  it  was  about  to  become  the 
furniture  market  of  the  South. 

For  a  time  the  manufactured  product  was  confined  to  the 
cheap  and  medium  priced  bed  room  suite  but  as  the  buyers  be- 
gan to  come  for  their  mixed  car  lots,  the  demand  was  soon  met 
by  the  rapid  building  of  plants  which  would  give  the  required 
diversification  in  all  lines  of  furniture. 

The  first  diversion  to  take  care  of  the  demand  for  mixed 
cars  was  the  establishment  of  a  factory  for  the  manufacture 
of  chairs.  From  one  small  factory  this  branch  of  furniture 
manufacturing  has  become  one  of  the  largest  and  most  im- 


portant  in  the  city,  embracing  several  industries  where  chairs 
in  all  grades  are  made.  Then  followed  other  lines  in  close 
order.  Plants  sprung  up  for  the  manufacture  of  desks,  safes, 
tables,  mantels,  caskets,  rolls  and  panels,  hall  racks,  parlor 
suites,  sideboards,  veneering,  excelsior,  plate  glass,  buggies, 
iron  beds,  cots,  organs,  pianos,  street  cars,  dining  suites  and 
numerous  other  lines  that  belong  to  the  furniture  industry. 
Many  of  these  plants  have  doubled  their  capacity  and  are 
among  the  best  and  strongest  enterprises  in  the  South.  With 
such  diversification  it  can  readily  be  seen  that  the  buyer  of  fur- 
niture had  little  difficulty  in  securing  his  entire  stock  here  and 
the  retail  trade  looks  on  High  Point  as  the  great  furniture  mar- 
ket of  the  South.  This  recognized  market  has  created  a  de- 
mand for  furniture  show  rooms  and  there  two  large  general 


Elk's  Club 


exhibition  buildings  besides  individual  show  rooms  at  many 
of  the  factories.  Large  numbers  of  buyers  from  every  section 
of  the  country  visit  these  show  rooms  every  season.  But  these 
are  not  the  only  facilities  the  factories  maintain  for  selling  their 
output.  Scores  of  traveling  salesmen,  their  combined  terri- 
tory embracing  every  state  in  the  Union  are  always  on  the 
job. 

The  output  of  furniture  has  increased  every  year  and  at  the 
same  time  the  quality  of  the  goods  has  improved.  The  best 
grades  of  furniture  now  are  placed  along  with  the  finer  lines 
of  goods  manufactured  elsewhere.  This  gradual  improvement 
in  the  grades  of  the  manufactured  product  is  now  occupying 
the  attention  of  the  manufacturer  more  than  any  other  phase 
of  the  business  and  no  doubt  in  a  few  years  furniture  of  the 
very  highest  type  may  be  secured  on  this  market.     High  Point 


is  a  city  that  has  been  built  from  within  altogether.  There  has 
been  nothing  spasmodic  about  it.  There  has  been  no  specula- 
tive, wildcat  scheme  connected  with  any  era  of  the  city's 
growth.  The  business  man  has  been  content  to  begin  busi- 
ness in  a  modest  way  and  watch  its  growth  from  year  to  year. 
This  safe  as  well  as  profitable  course  has  been  an  inspiration 
among  the  young  men  who  have  entered  successfully  into  the 
manufacturing  business  within  the  past  decade.  These  young 
men,  most  of  them,  were  born  and  reared  in  the  community 
and  caught  the  manufacturing  spirit  from  their  surroundings. 
Many  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  prominent  citizens  of  the 
community  came  direct  from  the  farm,  who  in  a  compara- 
tively short  time  developed  into  wise  and  safe  manufacturers. 
The  native  ability  exhibited  in  the  community  in  building  so 
well  points  an  example  to  every  Southern  community. 

TEXTILE  INDUSTRY 

About  ten  years  ago  in  the  same  modest  way  that  charac- 
terized the  manufacture  of  furniture,  the  city  began  the  manu- 
facture of  hosiery  and  yarns.  Two  citizens,  realizing  the  pos- 
sibilities along  this  line,  erected  a  small  hosiery  plant.  Their 


South  Main  Street 

efforts  were  met  with  success  at  the  very  beginning.  From 
this  one  enterprise  has  come  a  development  of  which  any  city 
might  well  be  proud.  If  anything  the  development  has  been 
more  rapid  than  that  in  the  furniture  line  and  has  quite  as  good 
a  future.  Some  of  the  prophets  have  predicted  that  High 
Point  will  one  day  become  a  textile  community.  This  is  not 
overdrawn  imagination  because  at  the  present  time  the  pay- 
rolls of  the  textile  mills  almost  equal  those  at  the  furniture  fac- 
tories, and  so  unobtrusive  and  yet  so  rapid  has  its  growth  been 
since  it  started,  ten  yeras  ago,  that  it  has  just  recently  been  dis- 
covered that  the  annual  value  of  the  textile  products  even 
now  almost  equals  that  of  the  furniture  production. 

The  success  of  the  new  industry  is  attributable  to  the  same 
cause.  It  has  been  the  same  "built  within  "  process.  The 
attributes  that  brought  High  Point  fame  as  the  birthplace  of 
infant  industries,  which,  without  outside  assistance,  grew  into 


the  manhood  of  stable  concerns,  are  responsible  for  the  suc- 
cess of  the  textile  business. 

The  textile  mills  in  High  Point  not  only  turn  out  yarn  and 
cloth,  but  the  largest  number  are  devoted  to  the  production 
of  hosiery.  In  addition,  there  is  a  silk  mill,  one  of  the  few 
located  in  the  South. 

It  is  estimated  that  the  total  number  of  hose  manufac- 
tured in  High  Point  now  approximates  31,500,000  pairs  a 
year,  the  value  of  which  is  between  $2,500,000  and  $3,000,- 
000.  The  establishment  of  another  series  of  plants  will  aug- 
ment these  figures  by  $1,000,000.  The  value  of  products 
manufactured  from  wood  in  High  Point  annually  has  been  es- 


Residence  of  O.  A.  Kirknian 


timated  variously  from  $3,500,000  to  $5,0000,000.  In  any 
event,  it  is  just  a  matter  of  matching  easy  figures  to  show  the 
wonderful  advance  the  new  industry  has  made  in  the  last 
decade. 

LABOR 

Most  all  of  the  labor  at  the  mills  is  native — all  trained  in 
the  local  mills,  starting  in  as  apprentices  and  working  up  to 
the  highest  positions  in  the  mills.  Not  a  few  of  the  factory 
owners  began  as  apprentices.  The  only  problem  of  labor  just 
now  is  its  scarcity,  due  largely  to  the  great  demand  by  the 
government  and  those  who  have  government  contracts.  Un- 
der normal  conditions  there  is  sufficient  labor  and  the  prices 
are  usually  scheduled  to  the  satisfaction  of  both  employer 
and  employe.  The  city  has  so  many  plants  that  require  both 
male  and  female  labor  there  can  always  be  a  profitable  adjust- 
ment to  the  average  working  family  if  desired.     The  condi- 


tions  offer  unusual  opportunities  to  the  average  man  with  a 
family.  Labor  receives  a  just  return  for  services  ren- 
dered and  as  a  rule  it  may  be  said  that  there  is  no  unrest  or 
uneasy  feeling  among  either  the  employer  or  employe.  The 
aggregate  amount  of  wages  received  by  an  operative  is  not  so 
large  as  in  Michigan,  but  the  net  profit  that  accrues  to  the  la- 
borer is  equally  as  much  if  not  more.  In  the  colder  climate 
the  difference  in  wages  goes  for  heavier  and  warmer  clothing, 
coal  bills,  rents  and  other  things  not  requirde  in  a  warmer  cli- 
mate. 

High  Point  is  a  Panacea  for  the  man  who  desires  to  work 
and  is  ambitious  for  his  family. 

The  spirit  of  welcome  that  pervades  the  community  to- 
gether with  its  other  advantages  has  brought  about  an  unpre- 


•    Residence  of  W.  T.  Parker 


cedented  growth.  The  stranger  is  not  long  a  stranger  here. 
He  is  made  to  feel  at  home  and  given  opportunities  in  business 
not  offered  in  other  towns  in  the  South.  During  the  past  four 
years  there  has  been  a  great  influx  of  population  and  the 
census  of  1917  has  shown  a  population  of  15,000.  In  1890 
there  were  2,200  people  in  High  Point  according  to  official 
figures.  In  1900  there  were  about  5,000.  The  official  census 
in  1910  was  9,955.  The  town  has  reached  that  position 
among  the  smaller  cities  where  its  growth  will  be  much  more 
rapid  in  the  future  than  it  has  been  in  the  past.  TTiere  are  in 
operation  in  the  city  over  60  manufacturing  enterprises  and  the 


number  is  increasng  every  year.  Besides  the  plants  already  es- 
tablished are  frequently  making  additions. 

There  has  been  very  little  outside  interference  with  labor. 
This  in  a  measure  would  destroy  to  a  large  extent  that  condi- 
tion which  at  present  operates  so  successfully  for  the  mutual 
advantage  of  manufacturer  and  employe.  Where  such  inter- 
ference is  permitted  by  either  party  trouble  follows.  Con- 
trasted with  the  position  and  conditions  of  the  workingman 
under  other  conditions,  the  workmen  of  High  Point  have 
everything  in  their  favor.  With  the  latter  is  a  growing  pros- 
perity and  an  ever-opening  opportunity  that  the  workingmen 
under  the  control  of  others  in  the  cities  have  not.  This  mu- 
tual co-operation  has  done  much  to  advance  the  town.  There 
is  a  condition  among  the  workingmen  of  High  Point  seldom 


Residence  of  F.  N.  Tate 


found  in  any  other  community.  Many  of  the  operatives  in 
the  factories  own  their  homes.  The  way  was  provided  through 
local  building  and  loan  associations  and  every  man  is  encour- 
aged to  buy  a  home  and  pay  for  it  through  one  of  the  numer- 
ous associations  which  are  kept  up  in  the  community.  This  is 
done  by  monthly  payments  and  it  costs  very  little  more  than 
the  house  would  rent  for.  Every  seven  years  a  large  num- 
ber of  working  men  become  the  owners  of  homes  as  it  takes 
only  82  months  for  one  of  these  associations  to  pay  out.  It 
has  been  said  that  a  larger  per  cent  of  working  men  in  High 
Point  own  their  homes  than  in  any  community  in  the  South. 
It  has  all  come  about  by  the  co-operation  of  the  employer 
and  employe,  referred  to  above. 


RAILROADS 


High  Point  has  three  railroads,  being  on  the  main  line  of 
the  Southern  system  and  the  terminus  of  the  Carolina  &  Yad- 
kin River  railroad  and  the  High  Point  and  Asheboro  road. 
The  Carolina  connects  with  the  Coast  Line  system  at  High 
Rock,  and  the  High  Point  &  Asheboro  road  gives  a  connec- 
tion at  Asheboro  with  the  Norfolk-Southern.  These  three 
roads  give  the  city  adequate  facilities  for  its  large  shipments 
of  the  manufactured  product. 

An  index  to  the  enormous  business  done  in  High  Point  in 
the  manufacturing  business  can  be  found  by  a  reference  to  the 
railroad  business  done  at  this  station.     The  amount  of  freight 


Residence  of  Ferd.  Ecker 


tonnage  to  and  from  Pligh  Point  annually,  is  something  enor- 
mous. The  forests  of  this  and  other  states  have  been  brought 
under  tribute  to  supply  the  millions  of  feet  of  hard  and  soft 
lumber.  It  is  not  too  high  an  estimate  to  say  that  the  annual 
freight  bill  of  High  Point  has  gone  beyond  the  one  million 
dollar  mark.  Thousands  of  cars  have  been  necessary  to  meet 
the  demands  of  the  factories  to  convey  their  output  to  every 
part  to  this  country.  Year  after  year  the  tonnage  has  in- 
creased. It  is  safe  to  say  that  within  the  last  four  years  the 
increase  in  this  particular  has  been  over  one  thousand  per  cent. 
This  may  be  taken  as  an  indication  of  the  steady  commer- 
cial growth  of  the  town  within  that  time.  The  value  of  this  to 
the  town  is  inestimable. 

The  receipts  at  the  stations  here  will  approximate  into  the 
millions.  Along  the  entire  Southern  system  with  its  hundreds 
of  cities  and  towns  High  Point  ranks  seventh  in  the  financial 


status  of  the  company.  Thus  the  fact  that  only  six  cities  along 
the  entire  route  of  7,000  miles  furnishes  more  business  to  the 
road  than  High  Point  will  convey  some  idea  as  to  the  value 
of  the  manufactured  product  of  the  city.  The  other  two  roads 
mentioned  also  do  a  large  freight  business. 

The  passenger  service  here  is  quite  heavy  and  in  1  907  the 
Southern  Railway  Company  completed  a  handsome  passen- 
ger station,  which  is  now  much  too  small  for  the  accommoda- 
tion of  the  traveling  public.  It  might  be  weli  to  note  in  this 
connection  that  the  railways  have  given  every  factory 
in  High  Point  a  side  track  where  it  was  possible  to  do  so.  This 
is  an  unusual  situation  and  an  advantage  which  has  come  only 
to  towns  in  Piedmont  North  Carolina.  The  interests  of  the 
Southern  Railway  Company  at  High  Point  are  in  the  hands  of 


Residence  of  D.  M.  Pollock 


Mr.  S.  O.  Schaub,  who  is  one  of  the  most  competent  railroad 
men  in  the  South  and  an  officer  who  is  well  liked  by  the  citi- 
ens  and  the  company  by  whom  he  is  employed. 

The  Carolina  is  under  the  capable  supervision  of  Mr.  W. 
E.  Price,  who  has  every  requisite  qualification  for  the  re- 
sponsible position. 

BANKING  FACILITIES 

High  Point  is  recognized  as  a  financial  center.  There 
are  five  banks  and  nearly  20  series  in  Building  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciations. It  has  now  one  National  bank,  three  savings  and 
trust  companies  and  one  State  bank.  Their  growth  has  been 
commensurate  with  the  growth  of  the  town.  They  have  con- 
tribued  and  still  contribute  as  greatly  toward  the  enlargement 


and  progress  of  the  city  as  any  other  agency  within  its  business 
circle.  They  are  all  regarded  as  safe  insituttions,  having  as 
officials  and  stockholders  many  of  the  leading  capitalists  of 
the  community.  The  officials  are  known  for  their  accommo- 
dating spirit.  Any  enterprise  which  has  promise  meets  their 
full  approval  and  hearty  support. 

The  banks  stand  behind  the  manufacturing  plants  and 
much  of  the  success  in  this  line  of  business  has  been  due  to  the 
helpful  spirit  exhibited  by  the  banks.  They  have  always  ex- 
tended accommodation  to  struggling  young  industries  when- 
ever it  could  be  done  with  safety  to  the  institution.  Without 
the  generous  spirit  exhibited  by  these  institutions  year  after 
year  and  through  the  years  the  city  could  not  have  grown  so 
rapidly  and  with  such  stability. 

The  personnel  of  the  banks  and  financial  associations  em- 
braces our  most  prominent  and  wide-awake    business  men, 


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■  — "-i  ■  •  * 

-  -    -  Residence  of  J.  E.  Millis 

who  watch  with  interest  the  growth  of  the  community  as  a 
whole  and  incidentally  and  necessarily  the  enlargement  of 
the  institutions  over  which  they  preside. 

MUNICIPAL 

High  Point  owns  the  water  plant  and  the  electric  lights. 
The  power  for  the  lights  is  furnished  by  the  North  Carolina 
Public  Service  Company,  through  the  Southern  Power  Com- 
pany. On  the  whole  this  has  been  satisfactory  to  the  tax- 
payers. The  water  rate  has  been  unusually  low  to  the  citi- 
zens, while  the  price  of  the  electric  current  has  also  been 
fair  to  consumers.     There  has  been  some    discussion    as  to 


whether  it  would  not  be  advantageous  to  the  city  to  con- 
duct its  electric  plant  altogether  but  opinion  as  to  the  best 
course  has  not  yet  crystalized.  The  low  price  of  water  has 
contributed  not  only  to  the  health  and  safety  of  the  commu- 
nity but  to  beautifying  the  city. 

Municipal  ownership  of  water  and  sewerage  systems  are 
facts  which  unite  with  the  comparatively  nominal  cost  of  taxa- 
tion. At  present  this  rate  is  $1.50  on  the  $100  property  val- 
uation, including  school  tax.  Such  a  condition  of  things,  ex- 
isting in  an  up-to-date,  modern  town  in  every  particular,  is 
not  short  of  marvelous.  The  attention  of  home  seekers  and 
investors  naturally  and  speedily  turns  to  such  a  thriving  place 
where  one  may  hold  real  estate  and  carry  on  business  without 


Residence  of  F.  E.  Creelman 


the  feeling  that  he  is  being  taxed  to  death.  It  also  throws  a 
side  light  on  the  high  moral  standing  of  the  city  government. 
There  never  was  a  saloon  in  the  city — -the  first  charter  prohib- 
iting it. 

TAXATION 

The  present  rate  of  a  taxation  for  all  purposes,  including 
schools,  is  $1.50  on  $100  valuation.  Of  this  amount  $1.00 
goes  to  the  general  fund  and  50  cents  to  the  schools.  The 
assessed  valuation  of  taxable  property  in  the  city  for  1917  was 
$5,000,000.  The  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  city  is  $925,.- 
000,  which  includes  a  recent  issue  for  bitulithic  streets.  Under 
existing  conditions  this  indebtedness  is  comparatively  mod- 
est and  safe.  The  assets  of  the  city  include  school  property 
valued  at  about  $200,000;  a  valuable  water  plant  and  sew- 
erage system,  electric  lines,  fire  apparatus,  city  hall  and  sev- 
eral building  sites  well  located.     Besides,  there  are  several 


miles  of  bitulithic  streets,  which  puts  a  value  on  the  property 
of  the  entire  city,  besides  adding  much  to  its  beauty  and  con- 
venience of  the  citizens. 

There  are  four  well  equipped  fire  companies  in  the  city, 
with  the  best  and  most  improved  appartus  for  fighting  fire. 
The  companies  are  made  up  mostly  of  volunteers  whose  rec- 
ord is  the  pride  of  the  city.  More  than  once  the  city  has  been 
in  danger  which  tested  the  skill  and  promptness  of  these  brave 
men.  Recently  the  city  council  purchased  another  modern  fire 
truck  and  replaced  all  hose  in  use  with  new  equipment.  High 
Point  is  justly  proud  of  its  fire  department.     Mr.  A.  B.  Hor- 


Residence  of  W.  D.  Brooks 


ney  for  many  years  has  been  the  chief  whose  ability  is  recog- 
nized in  and  out  of  the  state. 

Every  department  of  the  city  in  business  and  civic  life 
attracts  the  stranger. 

One  of  the  strongest  points  in  its  character  is  its  cosmopolitan 
spirit.  It  is  free  from  any  sentiment  that  sometimes  acts  as  a 
barrier  to  progress.  This  spirit  when  carried  to  excess  has  held 
back  the  progress  of  some  towns  for  half  a  century. 

High  Point  has  always  given  the  glad  hand  to  newcomers 
and  never  questions  their  religious  belief  or  political  affilia- 
tions. This  seems  a  little  thing  on  first  thought,  but  it  goes 
for  much  in  the  upbuilding  of  every  community.  An  Ameri- 
can likes  to  be  free  and  unhampered  in  these  things. 

The  spirit  of  welcome  that  pervades  the  community,  to- 
gether with  its  other  advantages,  has  brought  about  an  unpre- 
cedented growth.     There  is  nothng  new  or  original  about  this 


civic  policy.  It  is  simply  American,  which  means  that  every 
man  is  given  a  chance  to  prove  himself. 

While  High  Point  has  been  busy  with  internal  affairs, 
much  time  has  been  devoted  to  encourage  others  to  become 
citizens  of  the  town.  So  much  impressed  are  the  citizens  that 
the  community  offers  special  advantages  to  people  who  de- 
sire to  settle  in  this  section  of  the  country  or  change  their  loca- 
tion that  they  feel  it  a  duty  to  emphasize  the  advantages  of 
High  Point. 

The  city  has  always  maintained  an  organization  having 
under  consideration  at  all  times  the  growth  and  improvement 
of  the  community.  For  many  years  the  Manufacturers'  Club 
was  the  recognized  organization  for  this  special  work.  Two 
years  ago  this  organization  was  merged  into  the  Commercial 
Club,  a  much  larger  and  stronger  organization,  which  is  mak- 


Residence  of  Geo.  A.  Matton 


ing  a  splendid  record.  The  Club  started  business  by  purchas- 
ing a  handsome  home  in  the  center  of  the  business  section  of 
the  city.  Much  is  expected  from  this  organizaiton,  composed 
of  the  manufacturers  and  other  business  men  of  the  com- 
munity. 

MERCHANTS 

Along  with  the  manufacturing  business  has  grown  the 
mercantile  business.  While  there  is  not  so  much  invested  in 
this  branch  of  the  city's  business  the  city  has  numerous  mer- 
cantile establishments,  many  of  them  a  credit  to  any  commu- 


nity.  Within  the  past  few  years  old  buildings  have  been  re- 
placed by  modern  structures  and  the  business  section  of  the 
city  is  taking  on  a  nnetropolitan  air. 

The  wholesale  business  here  is  also  quite  an  item  in  the 
mercantile  line,  there  being  no  less  than  a  dozen  wholesale 
houses  whose  trade  extends  to  the  surrounding  counties. 

Recently  a  Merchants  Association  was  organized  with  a 
large  membership  and  progressive  officers.  This  organiza- 
tion has  already  given  an  impetus  to  the  business  as  a  whole 
and  promises  to  be  of  much  value  both  to  the  merchant  and 
patron  as  well  as  to  the  city  at  large. 

WOMAN'S  DEPARTMENT 

High  Point  takes  much  pride  in  civic  improvement.  This 
work  has  been  directly  under  the  supervision  of  the  Woman's 
Club  and  other  organizations  of  the  city.    These  organizations, 


Residence  of  J.  C.  Welch 


which  embrace  also  the  Civic  League,  Red  Cross,  United 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  and  other  charitable  and  Chris- 
tian organizations  are  ever  ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to 
worthy  objects.  In  recent  years  this  work  has  embraced  the 
beautifying  of  the  city,  encouraging  all  lines  of  educational 
work  in  the  homes,  helping  the  needy,  raising  funds  to  carry 
on  special  lines  of  work  from  the  needy  individual  to  the 
Army  Corps. 

It  should  be  emphasized  that  the  work  done  by  the  wo- 
men of  the  community  along  all  lines  under  their  special  de- 
partments has  done  much  for  the  progress  and  uplift  of  the  city. 


SCHOOLS 


High  Point  has  four  white  school  buildings  of  pressed 
brick  and  stone  valued  at  $1  75,000,  situated  one  in  each  of 
the  four  wards  of  the  city.  The  largest  of  these  is  the  South 
Main  street  building,  wherein  are  twenty-six  rooms  with  a 
capacity  of  over  1,200  pupils.  At  present  there  is  an  enroll- 
ment in  this  building  of  nearly  900  taught  by  twenty-three 
teachers. 

Elm  Street  school  has  eighteen  rooms,  occupied  by  600 
pupils  and  twelve  teachers. 

The  Third  Ward  building  has  eight  rooms  occupied  by  some 
350  boys  and  girls. 

In  Park  Street  school,  with  its  four  teachers,  there  are  over 
two  hundred  pupils. 


Elm  Street  School  Building 

The  total  enrolled  runs  to  nearly  2,100,  with  a  faculty  of 
forty.  The  Domestice  Science  department  contains  600  pu- 
pils in  sewing  and  some  fifty  girls  in  cooking. 

The  colored  schools  are  two  with  an  enrollment  of  400. 
One  of  these  occupies  the  Colored  Normal  building.  The 
other  is  a  handsome  building  erected  in  1915. 

The  growth  of  High  Point's  school  system  has  been  rather 
remarkable.  From  a  few  more  than  300,  at  their  organization 
in  1  899,  to  2,  1  00  pupils,  from  nine  to  forty-five  teachers,  from 
one  to  four  brick  buildings,  and  from  property  worth  $1  1,000 
to  that  worth  $1  75,000,  all  within  seventeen  years,  is  a  growth 
worthy  any  city's  pride.  And  every  indication  is  that  such 
growth  will  continue.  What  with  the  town's  daily  additional 
industries  and  progress,  there  can  hardly  be  a  too  sanguine  pre- 
diction for  the  future. 


THE  COMMERCIAL  CLUB 

R.  B.  Terry,  President 

One  of  the  most  useful  organizations  in  the  state  is 
the  Commercial  Club,  which  is  composed  of  more  than  1  50 
of  the  most  prominent  business  men  in  the  community.  The 
club  stands  for  whatever  is  best  for  the  development  of  the 
community  and  is  looked  upon  to  take  the  initiative  in  all  mat- 
ters in  which  the  city  might  be  interested.  The  membership 
embraces  many  of  the  live  and  progressive  citizens  of  the  city, 
men  who  have  been  successful  in  their  own  affairs  and  willingly 
give  of  their  time  and  means  for  civic  development.  The 
organization  carries  with  it  tone  and  stability  and  is  very  in- 
fluential in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  life  of  the  community. 


Commercial  Club 

Before  the  organization  was  fairly  under  way  a  beautiful 
"club  home'  was  purchased,  valuable  and  commanding  in 
appearance,  located  in  the  heart  of  the  business  center.  The 
club  is  not  only  a  home  for  the  members  and  out-of-town 
friends  and  visitors,  but  a  high-class  business  organization,  with 
many  departments,  selected  to  meet  every  need. 

The  Club  was  organized  May  1 ,  1916.  The  following  are 
the  officers:  President,  R.  B.  Terry;  vice  president,  T.  J. 
Gold;  secretary-treasurer,  C.  C.  Prince.  Directors:  R.  B. 
Terry,  T.  J.  Gold,  C.  F.  Long,  C.  D.  Smith,  A.  B.  Horney, 
J.  T.  Weaver  and  J.  E.  Millis. 


Residence  of  J.  T.  lir  ln.  k 


ALLEN  BROS. 
One  of  the  Largest  Department  Stores  in  the  State 


FARRISS  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 


The  Farriss  Publishing  Company  succeeded  the  Enterprise 
Printing  Company,  which  was  owned  and  conducted  by  J.  J. 
Farriss  since  January,  1  889. 

Mr.  Farriss  was  editor  of  the  Enterprise  from  I  889  to  May 
1915,  when  he  sold  the  paper  to  J.  P.  Rawley  and  asso- 
ciates, devoting  all  of  his  time  to  the  publishing  business.  The 
plant  is  one  of  the  most  complete  in  the  state,  operating  1  2 
machines  of  a  high  order  and  makes  a  specialty  of  catalogue 
work,  trade  journals  and  the  better  class  of  commercial  print- 
ing. In  1902  Mr.  Farriss  began  the  publication  of  the  South- 
ern Furniture  Journal  and  for  several  years  was  associated  in 


J.  J.  Farriss  ' 

its  publication  with  H.  W.  Kronheimer  and  Wilber  Jones.  This 
and  other  trade  journals  are  now  published  by  Farriss  Pub- 
lishing Company. 

Mr.  Farriss  believes  thoroughly  in  High  Point  to  the  pro- 
gress of  which  he  has  devoted  much  energy.  In  addition  to 
the  interest  that  would  naturally  arise  from  being  the  editor  of 
the  community  paper,  he  has  always  been  enthusiastic  over 
the  city's  growth  in  every  department. 

Mr.  Farriss  is  a  member  of  many  of  the  fraternal  orders. 
Commercial  Club  and  the  School  Board  He  was  a  director  of 
the  Manufacturers'  Club  for  1  2  years  and  served  three  succes- 
sive terms  as  president. 

In  1916  Mr.  Farriss  was  appointed  postmaster  by  Presi- 
dent Wilson. 


SOUTHERN  CHAIR  COMPANY 


The  Southern  Chair  Company  stands  among  the  foremost 
in  the  South.  The  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mr.  S.  L.  Davis, 
has  mastered  the  business,  and  the  fruits  of  his  labors  is  dem- 
onstrated in  the  success  of  the  company  which  he  has  practi- 
cally made  himself. 

As  general  manager,  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mr.  Davis  has 
won  for  himself  a  reputation  as  one  who  brings  things  to  pass 
with  whatever  he  is  connected.  Few  men  of  his  age  have 
achieved  such  success  as  has  been  his.  To  his  businesss  talent 
is  due,  more  largely  than  any  other  one  thing,  the  fact  of  the 
great  success  and  wide  fame  of  the  company. 


S.  L.  Davis 


Mr.  Davis  is  a  man  of  good  educational  attaniment.  He 
commenced  his  career  as  a  professional  man  and  spent  suffi- 
cient time  in  the  school  room  to  disclose  to  his  friends  that 
he  was  well  fitted  for  large  success  in  the  educational  world. 
But  his  business  genius  called  him  into  the  more  active  sphere 
of  manufacture.  During  his  20  years  of  association  with  the 
present  company,  he  made  its  career  synonymous  with  suc- 
cess. Mr.  Davis  takes  quite  an  interest  in  civic  affairs.  He  has 
served  on  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  on  the  School  Board, 
and  held  other  important  positions  in  the  community.  He  is 
an  officer  in  one  of  the  financial  institutions  of  the  city.  He  is 
largely  interesting  in  the  automobile  business,  being  president 
of  the  High  Point  Motor  Company,  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
state.  .  ■       .      .  . 


FERD  ECKER  GLASS  COMPANY 


Mr.  Ferd  Ecker,  the  proprietor.  M'as  among  the  first  to  be- 
gin the  manufacture  of  plate  glass  in  the  South.  The  plant 
occupies  a  large  two  story  brick  structure  on  Hamilton  street. 
The  plant  is  one  of  the  best  and  the  policy  of  the  clever  pro- 
prietor is  popular  with  all  of  the  trade.  The  business  is  owned 
by  Mr.  Ferd  Ecker,  a  most  practical  man  in  the  business.  He 
gives  the  management  his  personal  attention  in  every  way  and 
success  is  crowning  his  efforts.  He  strives  to  give  every  one 
satisfaction,  making  this  point  the  prime  motto  in  his  busi- 
ness. A  business  that  pursues  this  policy  will  succeed.  Mr. 
^Ecker  is  now  completing  a  spacious  plant  which  the  company 
will  occupy  by  January  1 . 


Ferd.  Ecker 


The  Ecker  glass  plant  has  steadily  increased  the  volume  of 
its  business  in  High  Point.  Mr.  Ecker  was  among  the  first  who 
broached  the  subject  of  putting  a  glass  factory  here  and  made  a 
visit  to  High  Point  for  this  purpose.  This  fact  was  appre- 
ciated by  the  local  factories. 

No  man  has  ever  made  any  stronger  friends  for  himself  and 
his  business  than  Mr.  Ecker.  It  can  be  said  that  he  is  one  man 
whose  "word  is  as  good  as  his  bond."  Such  principles  carried 
out  in  his  business  have  won  for  it  a  large  patronage.  High 
Point  has  no  better  citizen  that  Ferd  Ecker. 

Mr.  Ecker  has  built  a  beautiful  home  in  the  northern  part  of 
the  city  which  is  attracting  attention  on  account  of  its  substan- 
tial beauty. 

Mr.  Ecker  is  ably  assisted  in  the  business  by  Mr.  Chas.  Hoer- 
tel,  whose  popularity  is  as  broad  as  his  acquaintances. 


HIGH  POINT  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


The  High  Point  Furniture  Company  was  the  first  company 
in  High  Point  to  begin  the  manufacture  of  furniture.  That  was 
back  in  1890.  Mr.  M.  J.  Wrenn,  the  present  owner,  was  then 
proprietor  of  the  largest  dry  goods  store  in  the  city,  a  busi- 
ness which  he  conducted  for  years  with  success.  He  after- 
wards employed  his  talent  in  the  development  of  his  large 
furniture  plant.    Some  years  ago  the  old  wooden  building  was 


M.  J.  Wrenn 


destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Wrenn  then  at  once  rebuilt  of  brick. 
He  has  now  one  of  the  safest  and  largest  structures  in  fact,  a 
mammoth  concern,  embracing  three  large  buildings. 

The  High  Point  Furniture  Company  does  a  large  business 
in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Under  Mr.  Wrenn's  able  manage- 
ment it  has  established  an  enviable  reputation  for  bed  room 
suits  at  moderate  cost,  well-made  and  well-finished.  The  fac- 
tory has  been  continually  enlarged  in  order  to  meet  his  grow- 
ing trade. 

Mr.  Wrenn  is  owner  and  occupant  of  one  of  the  handsomest 
homes  in  Piedmont  North  Carolina,  and  has  accumulated  a 
■snug  fortune. 

It  is  rarely  the  case  that  one  has  so  early  in  life  reached  the 


large  decree  of  success  which  has  already  been  achieved  by 
him.  His  success  has  been  phenomenal.  Mr.  Wrenn  is  a  di- 
rector in  the  Home  Banking  Company.  He  served  two  terms 
as  mayor  of  the  city. 


KEARNS  FURNITURE  COMPANY 

The  Kearns  Furniture  Company  is  one  of  the  largest  and 
best  plants  in  the  State.  Its  management  is  principally  under 
the  care  of  Mr.  O.  E.  Kearns,  principal  owner  as  well  as  secre- 
tary and  treasurer.  The  Kearns  Furniture  Company  was  or- 
ganized in  I  900.  Mr.  O.  E.  Kearns  was  the  manager  of  and 
a  large  stockholder  in  the  High  Point  Mantel  and  Table  Com- 
pany when  the  company  bought  the  large  plant  of  the  Amer- 


O.  E.  Kearns 


ican  Lumber  Company  and  merged  the  two  plants  under  the 
name  of  Kearns  Furniture  Company,  with  an  increased  capital 
stock  to  a  point  near  $100,000.  Mr.  Kearns  had  built  up  a 
large  trade  in  furniture  before  enlarging  the  business,  and  was 
as  well  versed  in  the  manufacture  of  goods  as  any  man  in  the 
state.  The  large  volume  of  business  only  gave  him  a  better 
opportunity  and  a  larger  field  to  demonstrate  his  ability.  The 
success  with  which  the  company  has  met  has  proven  that  no 
mistake  was  made  in  following  Mr.  Kearns  and  his  advice. 
This  company  makes  medium  grade  suits,  odd  dressers,  chiffo- 
niers, safes  and  tables,  and  their  customers  throughout  the  fur- 


niture  buying  world  rate  the  goods  among  the  best  on  the 
market. 

Mr.  O.  E.  Kearns  is  considered  one  of  the  best  equipped 
business  men  in  the  city.  He  has  never  undertaken  any  busi- 
ness proposition  that  he  did  not  carry  through  successfully. 
This  is  accounted  for  in  a  measure  by  his  unusually  quick  per- 
ception in  business  matters,  fine  executive  ability  and  strict  at- 
tention to  business.  The  biggest  effort  of  his  career  is  crowned 
with  the  marked  success  of  the  Kearns  Furniture  Company, 
which  he  had  brought  from  a  small  plant  to  one  of  the  largest 
and  most  successful  in  the  community. 

Mr.  Kearns  is  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  largest  banks  in 
the  city,  being  president  of  the  Bank  of  Commerce,  the  owner 
of  the  handsome  six-story  office  building  in  the  city.  As 
president  of  this  institution  he  is  counted  among  its  best  and 
safest  advisers.  He  is  well  posted  on  financial  matters,  of 
sound  judgment  and  makes  a  valuable  counsellor  for  the  bank. 
He  fills  many  other  places  of  trust  in  the  community,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Stewards  of  Wesley  Memorial 
church. 


RANKIN  COFFIN  AND  CASKET  COMPANY 

One  of  the  most  successful  manufacturing  industries  in  the 
South  is  the  Rankin  Coffin  and  Casket  Company,  which  is  un- 
der the  excellent  management  of  Capt.  A.  M.  Rankin.  The 


A.  M.  Rankin 


business  was  organized  only  1  4  years  ago,  but  it  numbers  its 
customers  among  a  trade  which  would  do  credit  to  the  oldest 
establishments. 

The  class  of  goods  manufactured  by  the  company  exhibits 
the  most  delicate  and  appropriate  taste  of  design,  and  the 
highest  skill  of  workmanship.     The  margin  of  prices  is  also 


reasonable,  and  these  two  facts  have  brought  about  large  sales 
to  the  undertakers  in  different  parts  of  the  country. 

Capt.  A.  M.  Rankin,  the  active  head  of  this  institution,  is 
known  throughout  the  state.  For  years  he  was  one  of  the  most 
affable  and  able  conductors  of  the  Southern  Railway  system. 
When  president  of  the  Tate  and  Alma  Furniture  companies 
and  of  the  High  Point  Mantel  and  Table  Company  he  did  good 
service.  When  he  concentrated  his  energies  upon  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  company  of  which  he  now  has  control,  he  went  to 
his  work  with  an  extensive  experience,  and  a  reputation  which 
commanded  the  highest  respect  in  the  business  world. 

Capt.  Rankin  possesses  a  rare  advantage  in  his  business  ad- 
dress. While  he  counts  the  moments  as  belonging  to  his  busi- 
ness he  is  most  accessible  socially  and  has  a  good,  cheering 
word  for  all  his  acquaintances  and  friends. 


Plant  of  the  Rankin  Coffin  &  Casket  Co. 


He  has  built  a  beautiful  residence  on  North  Main  street,  and 
has  permanently  located  as  a  resident  of  the  city.  The  commu- 
nity has  not  been  slow  to  recognize  his  abilities.  It  has  made 
him  one  of  the  board  of  Aldermen,  and  a  member  of  the  school 
board  on  several  occasions.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of 
the  M.  P.  Church  and  has  done  much  to  build  up  the  work  in 
the  community.  In  the  conference  he  is  on  some  of  its  most 
important  committees. 

Captain  Rankin  has  large  interests  in  Randolph  and  Cum- 
berland counties  which  yield  him  handsomely.  Personally  he 
is  popular  and  is  counted  one  of  the  most  useful  citizens  in  the 
community.     In  his  church  work  he  is  active  and  very  liberal. 

Socially  as  well  as  in  business  he  is  popular  and  justly  so. 
As  a  business  man  in  a  general  way  he  is  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful in  the  community. 


HILL  VENEER  COMPANY 


Incorporated  in  1906,  the  Hill  Veneer  Company  has  had 
eleven  years'  experience  in  cutting  yellow  poplar  cross  banding 
and  are  recognized  as  cross  banding  specialists  by  the  piano 
and  furniture  trade  both  north  and  south. 

Three  veneer  lathes  are  constantly  kept  busy  turning  out 
cross  banding  which  is  dried  perfectly  smooth  in  patent  kilns. 
Nothing  but  the  finest  yellow  poplar  logs  are  cut  into  this  ma- 
terial, more  than  three  million  feet  of  these  logs  being  con- 
sumed annually. 

The  Hill  Veneer  Company's  cross  banding  is  used  and 
sought  by  piano  men  throughout  America  and  Canada  because 
their  cross  banding  is  cut  right  and  dried  right,  that  is,  dried 
flat  and  straight. 


J.  C.  Hill 


Known  as  the  "Yellow  Poplar  Cross  Bending  People,"  still 
this  company  has  a  large  trade  in  center  stock  and  drawer  bot- 
toms. In  center  stock  their  motto  is  'Uniform  Thickness  and 
Smooth  Cutting.  " 

J.  C.  Hill,  secretary  and  manager,  grew  up  in  the  wood 
working  business  and  has  devoted  a  number  of  years  to  solv- 
ing many  knotty  veneer  problems. 

Experienced  men  are  employed  in  and  around  the  plant, 
many  of  them  having  been  with  the  company  since  its  organiza- 
tion 1  2  years  ago.  These  men  have  learned  the  peculiar  needs 
of  each  individual  customer,  hence  each  customer  gets  what  he 
wants.  Making  "prompt  shipment  and  satisfied  customers  " 
their  motto,  the  company  has  easily  become  one  of  the  strong- 
est and  most  reliable  in  the  South. 

In  addition  to  its  single  ply  department,  the  company  has 
an  exceptionally  strong  and  well  equipped  panel  department. 


the  Denny  Roll  &  Panel  Company.  Here  the  finest  tops  and 
panels  that  can  be  produced  are  made,  mahogany,  quartered 
oak,  walnut  and  various  other  woods. 

Having  both  a  single  ply  and  a  panel  department,  this 
company  is  exceptionally  well  equipped  for  taking  care  of  the 
wants  of  their  customers,  making  shipments  both  of  single  ply 
and  built  up  veneers. 


C.  C.  MUSE 

One  of  the  best  known  firms  in  the  city  is  the  C.  C.  Muse  Co., 
Electricians  and  Plumbers.  This  business  is  owned  and  man- 
aged by  Mr.  C.  C.  Muse,  who  understands  thoroughly  the 
practical  part  of  the  business  and  gives  it  his  personal  attention. 

Mr.  Muse  is  a  native  of  Moore  County.  He  has  been  a 
citizen  of  High  Point  for  25  years  and  has  been  successful  in  his 


C.  C.  Muse 


effort.  From  a  small  begining  he  has  built  up  a  substantial 
business  and  in  addition  has  acquired  and  improved  some  of 
the  most  desirable  real  estate  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Muse  has  a  great  deal  of  town  pride  and  is  interested 
in  all  local  development.  He  is  an  official  member  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church. 


SHIPMAN  ORGAN  COMPANY 


One  of  the  most  successful  plants  in  the  city  and  one  which 
has  made  a  place  for  itself  among  the  larger  factories  for  the 
manufacture  of  organs  is  the  Shipman  Organ  Company.  This 
has  been  due  largely  to  the  ability  and  energy  of  Mr.  W.  G. 
Shipman,  the  secretary,  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  plant. 

Mr.  Shipman  understands  thoroughly  the  work  in  which  he 
is  engaged  and  this,  coupled  with  his  superior  business  quali- 
fications and  his  close  attention  to  business,  has  brought  suc- 
cess to  the  company  in  a  very  short  time.  Those  who  have 
watched  the  progress  of  this  business  under  Mr.  Shipman's 
management  are  convinced  that  in  a  short  time  the  plant  will 
be  the  largest  reed  organ  factory  in  the  United  States. 
The  goods  are  now  shipped  to  every  state  in  the  South,  as  well 
as  having  a  nice  export  trade. 


W.  G.  Shipman 


Recently  he  took  a  forward  move  by  equipping  the  plant 
for  the  manufacture  of  pipe  organs  and  is  meeting  with  suc- 
cess. 

No  business  in  High  Point  has  demonstrated  a  larger  growth 
in  so  short  a  time  than  the  business  of  this  company.  Begin- 
ning business  in  the  winter  of  1905,  the  capacity  of  the  plant 
has  been  taxed  to  its  utmost.  More  than  twice  has  the  com- 
pany increased  its  capacity,  and  only  recently  doubled  its  capi- 
tal stock.  The  goods  manufactured  by  the  company  are  popu- 
lar with  the  trade  and  even  during  the  dullest  seasons  the  fac- 
tory has  always  had  to  run  on  full  time.  These  organs  are 
known  far  and  wide  and  their  reputation  is  increasnig  daily. 

The  new  plant  erected  by  this  company  in  1911  has  50,000 
square  feet  of  floor  space,  one  of  the  best  in  the  South,  and  the 
production  now  is  500  reed  organs  per  month. 

Much  depends  upon  the  office  work  in  any  manufacturing 
plant  and  the  Shipman  Organ  Company  is  fortunate  in  having 
Mr.  Shipman  in  charge. 


The  growth  of  the  business  during  the  past  few  years  has 
been  phenomenal.  The  capacity  of  the  plant  has  been  more 
than  doubled  and  admirably  equipped  with  the  best  machin- 
ery. The  foreign  business  of  the  company  is  growing  satis- 
factorily. Mr.  Shipman  is  a  well-equipped  business  man,  as 
is  demonstrated  by  the  remarkable  success  of  the  business, 
which  was  something  entirely  new  in  the  South. 


Residence  of  E.  D.  Steele 


TOMLINSON  CHAIR  MANUFACTURING  CO. 


The  Tomlinson  Chair  Manufacturing  Company  was  estab- 
Hshed  in  1890.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  manufacturing  plants 
in  the  South,  with  spacious  fireproof  brick  buildings,  occupying 
an  area  of  several  acres,  more  than  two  blocks.  The  output 
is  very  large  and  varied,  requiring  scores  of  salesmen.  These 
salesmen  have  a  systematized  organization  and  the  service 
covers  every  state. 

Their  furniture  factory,  bounded  by  the  Southern  Railway, 
Commerce,  Green  and  Hamilton  streets,  consists  of  three 
buildings — one  four-story  brick  and  two  two-story  frame  build- 
ings. The  chair  factory,  located  on  High  street,  consists  of 
three  substantial  modern  brick  buildings  one  60x350  feet. 


S.  H.  Tomlinson 


five  stories  high;  one  60x260  feet,  five  stories  high,  and  one 
60x1  50  feet,  three  stories  high.  The  location  of  these  factories 
is  such  as  to  give  the  company  the  very  best  shipping  facili- 
ties. They  make  a  specialty  of  the  manufacture  of  complete 
dining  suites  in  all  finishes;  correct  and  artistic  in  design,  un- 
excelled in  workmanship  and  sold  at  popular  prices  The 
company  has  brought  every  department  of  their  factories  to 
the  highest  state  of  efficiency  and  excellence,  and  they  invite 
the  closest  inspection  of  their  equipment,  method  and  pro- 
ducts.   The  product  is  marketed  throughout  the  United  States. 

The  general  manager  and  originator  of  this  business  is  Mr. 
S.  H.  Tomlinson,  who  early  in  life  has  taken  a  high  stand  in 
the  business  world.  From  a  small  beginning  he  has  estab- 
lished a  plant  which  is  a  credit  to  his  business  ability. 

Mr.  Tomlinson  was  born  at  Archdale  and  was  educated  at 
the  local  schools  and  at  Guilford  College.  After  graduating 
at  Guilford  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Commercial  Na- 


tional  Bank,  of  High  Point.  His  ambition  soon  called  him  to 
a  larger  field  and  embarking  in  business  on  his  own  responsi- 
bility, he  has  achieved  marked  success.  He  plans  well  and 
possesses  splendid  executive  ability.  An  expression  of  his 
ability  is  embodied  in  the  large  and  successful  plant  over  which 
he  presides  so  successfully,  and  which  has  made  its  impress  on 
the  business  world. 

Mr.  C.  F.  Tomlinson  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  com- 
pany, and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  equipped  busniess 
men  in  the  state.  He  received  his  education  at  Springfield, 
Guilford  College  and  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  For 
twelve  years  he  was  a  successful  educator  in  the  schools  of  the 
state,  occupying  for  more  than  five  years  the  responsible  posi- 
tion of  supreintendent  of  the  city  schools  of  Winston-Salem. 
He  resigned  this  position  to  engage  in  the  manufacturing  busi- 


'  C.  F.  Tomlinson 

ness  here  with  his  brother,  and  has  achieved  success.  He  di- 
rects the  large  departments  under  his  supervision  with  rare 
precision  and  with  a  system  highly  beneficial  to  the  business. 
He  is  counted  a  most  thorough  business  man  in  every  respect, 
and  a  man  of  fine  parts. 

He  has  served  for  several  years  on  the  school  board  with 
great  benefit  to  that  department  of  the  city  work. 

For  several  years  he  was  the  active  spirit  in  the  Manufac- 
turers' Club,  an  organization  which  did  much  for  the  commu- 
nity. He  served  as  president  one  term  and  secretary  and 
treasurer  for  several  years,  contributing  some  of  the  best  work 
to  the  developmnt  of  the  city.  He  is  just  as  active  in  the  Com- 
mercial Club,  a  similar  organization. 

Mr.  Tomlinson  is  a  member  of  the  executive  board  of  the 
National  T.  P.  A.,  and  was  elected  president  of  the  National 
Association  at  the  meeting  in  1916,  serving  with  distinction. 


UNION  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


This  company  was  among  the  first  to  begin  the  manufac- 
ture of  furniture  here  and  the  volume  of  business  has  steadily 
grown.  In  1892  Mr.  A.  Sherrod  bought  practically  all  of  the 
stock  and  took  control  of  the  plant.  He  inaugurated  new  and 
broader  methods  and  the  business  made  rapid  strides,  increas- 
ing every  year  and  improving  their  line  of  goods  until  today 
it  well  deserves  the  high  place  it  occupies  among  the  larger 
manufacturers.  From  an  annual  output  of  $60,000  in  1902 
the  sales  now  reach  near  $250,000.  It  is  one  of  the  best 
equipped  plants  in  the  South,  having  installed  the  very  latest 
machinery.  TTie  factory  is  equipped  with  the  sprinkler  sys- 
tem. 


A.  Sherrod 


Mr.  Sherrod  is  president  of  the  company  and  gives  much 
of  his  time  to  the  purchasing  department.  He  is  thoroughly 
conversant  with  every  phase  of  the  furniture  business  and  puts 
his  best  thought  in  the  business.  Mr.  Sherrod  is  one  of  the 
prominent  business  men  of  the  city  and  is  interested  in  other 
industries  in  the  community.  A  few  years  ago  he  erected  the 
Sherrod  Block  adjoining  the  postoffice.  He  is  also  half  owner 
of  the  Peacock-Sherrod  building  on  Main  street,  another  val- 
uable development. 

Mr.  W.  B.  Thomas  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  com- 
pany and  half  owner  of  the  business.  Mr.  Thomas  came  to 
High  Point  from  Birmingham,  Ala.  He  began  business  with 
the  Tomlinson  Chair  Company.  In  I  9  1  0  he  went  with  the 
Union,  accepting  the  position  of  vice-president,  which  carried 
with  it  partly  the  management  of  the  plant.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  two  years  Mr.  Thomas  has  been  with  the  company  since 


1910.  A  few  years  ago  he  purchased  a  larger  interest  and 
became  secretary  and  treasurer. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  furniture  manu- 
facturers in  the  state  and  has  met  with  success.  He  is  a  young 
man  of  executive  ability,  energetic  and  thorough  in  his  man- 


W.  B.  Thomas 


agement  of  affairs  and  looks  well  after  details.  The  success  of 
the  Union  is  second  to  none  and  is  largely  due  to  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  Thomas,  who  has  already  proved  himself  to  be 
one  of  the  foremost  young  business  men  in  the  state. 


Residence  of  M.  C.  Crowson 


HIGH  POINT  GLASS  &  DECORATIVE  CO. 


This  is  an  enterprise  which  occupies  an  unique  place  among 
the  factories  here  and  in  which  the  city  feels  a  just  pride. 
Within  a  few  years  it  has  met  with  marked  success.  Mr.  A. 
W.  Klemme  is  the  general  manager,  who  is  not  only  an  expert 
in  the  business  but  is  possessed  of  requisite  executive  ability 
for  its  success.     The  company  has  enlarged  its  business  from 


year  to  year  and  only  recently  took  over  the  art  glass  depart- 
ment of  the  Standard  Mirror  Company,  which  in  itself  was  a 
large  concern. 

The  company  makes  a  specialty  of  the  manufacture  of  art 
glass  and  this  high  class  work  has  found  its  way  into  more  than 
300  churches  in  the  South. 

The  company  now  occupies  spacious  quarter  in  the  new 
Ecker  buildings  on  Hamilton  street.     Visitors  welcome. 


J.  T.  RYAN 

One  of  the  most  important  positions  connected  with  the  busi- 
ness interests  in  the  state  is  filled  by  Mr.  J.  T.  Ryan.  He  is 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Southern  Furniture  Manufac- 
turers' Association,  with  offices  in  High  Point.  It  is  a  man's 
job  and  it  is  well  filled 

For  several  years  Mr  Ryan  was  with  the  Southern  Railway 
Company,  where  he  mastered  the  business,  making  for  him- 


J.  T.  Ryan 


self  a  record  second  to  none  in  the  service.  He  resigned  his 
position  to  accept  the  one  which  he  now  occupies  and  on  ac- 
count of  his  knowledge  of  rates  and  other  branches  of  the 
work  has  made  himself  indispensable  to  the  association.  His 
work  is  highly  appreciated  by  the  scores  of  manufacturers  of 
the  state,  members  of  the  association,  all  of  whom  count  him 
one  of  the  best  equipped  young  business  men  in  the  state. 

Mr.  Ryan  has  resided  in  High  Point  since  he  was  a  boy  and 
is  popular  with  all. 


E.  T.  KEARNS 


Mr.  Edward  T.  Kearns,  one  of  the  most  prominent  young 
business  men  in  the  city,  was  born  and  reared  in  Randolph 
county.  He  comes  from  a  family  who  have  always  been 
successful  in  business  and  taken  a  prominent  part  in  matters 
of  church  and  state. 

Mr.  Kearns  moved  to  High  Point  in  1900.  In  1910  he 
formed  a  connection  with  the  Kearns  Furniture  Company  and 
other  large  manufacturing  plants  and  since  that  time  has  been 
their  special  representative  in  several  Southern  states.    He  met 


with  success  from  the  beginning  and  every  year  his  business 
has  shown  an  increase.  Mr.  Kearns  is  also  interested  finan- 
cially in  the  Kearns  Furniture  Company,  the  Bank  of  Com- 
merce, and  has  large  real  estate  holdings  here.  He  is  a  stock- 
holders in  several  out  of  town  enterprises.  He  is  a  prominent 
and  enthusiastic  Democrat  and  always  shows  his  faith  by  his 
works.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a  quiet  but  large  contrib- 
utor to  campaign  funds. 

Mr.  Kearns  is  an  influential  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  in 
which  for  generations  his  people  have  taken  a  prominent  part. 


E.  T.  Kearns 


PICKETT  COTTON  MILL 


One  of  the  best  equipped  cotton  mills  in  the  south  is  the 
Pickett  Cotton  Mills.  This  company  was  organized  in  1912 
with  an  authorized  capital  of  $500,000.  In  the  construction  of 
the  mill  they  secured  the  very  best  talent.  The  plans  were 
drawn  and  carried  out  by  Lockwood,  Green  &  Co.,  engineers 
and  architects,  of  Boston,  a  firm  of  national  reputation.  The 
mill  construction  is  of  brick  with  reinforced  concrete,  every 
piece  of  timber  being  placed  in  concrete  and  iron.  The  cop- 
per guttering  and  pipe  ha.';  lead  splashings.  These  modern 
points  of  construction  make  the  mill  one  of  the  best  and  safest 
in  every  way. 


F.  M.  Pickett 


The  output  of  the  mill  consists  of  broad  print  cloths  and 
has  a  great  demand  throughout  the  country.  The  machinery 
is  high  class  and  the  very  latest,  and  augmented  by  auto- 
matic service  throughout. 

Mr.  F.  M.  Pickett  is  secretary  and  treasurer  and  has  brought 
success  to  the  business.  He  has  been  identified  with  the  busi- 
ness interests  of  the  city  for  many  years,  conducting  success- 
fully one  of  the  largest  tobacco  manufactories  for  25  years. 

Mr.  Pickett  is  financially  interested  in  many  of  the  enter- 
prises of  the  city  and  is  counted  a  successful  business  man.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Commercial  National  Bank,  an  institution 
to  which  he  has  contributed  much. 

Mr.  Pickett  served  as  road  commissioner  of  the  county  when 
many  of  the  roads  were  constructed.     He  was  for  several 


years  a  member  of  the  Democratic  Executive  Committee,  ren- 
dering splendid  service  to  the  party. 

Mr.  Pickett  takes  much  interest  in  civic  and  church  affairs. 
He  is  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Deacons  of  the  First  Baptist 
church. 


Robert  H.  Walker 


Mr.  Robert  H.  Walker  is  auditor  of  the  company,  a  young 
man  well  endowed  for  the  responsible  position.  He  is  pos- 
sessed of  large  capabilities,  a  young  man  of  the  highest  char- 
acter and  good  executive  ability.  He  is  rendering  the  com- 
pany valuable  service  and  gives  fine  promise  as  a  business  man. 


Residence  of  G.  H.  Kearns 


IDEAL  TABLE  CO. 


The  Ideal  Table  Co.,  while  one  of  the  newest  plants  in  the 
city,  it  is  one  of  the  best. 

It  was  organized  in  January,  1916,  with  an  authorized  capi- 
tal of  $50,000.  The  plant  is  well-equipped  with  the  latest 
and  most  improved  machinery,  and  turns  out  a  line  of  goods 
which  meets  with  a  ready  sale.  The  trade  of  the  company 
has  already  become  general  and  the  business  is  increasing  from 
month  to  month.  The  line  consists  of  library  and  extension 
tables  and  dining  suites  complete,  a  very  popular  line. 


J.  M.  S.  Salisbury 


Mr.  B.  C.  Royal  is  the  manager  of  the  plant,  a  practical  man 
who  is  well-equipped  for  the  responsible  position  which  he  is 
filling  so  acceptably. 

Mr.  J.  M.  S.  Salisbury  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  com- 
pany. Mr.  Salisbury  for  many  years  conducted  successfully 
the  mercantile  business  and  farming.  He  is  well-qualified  as 
a  business  man  and  is  meeting  with  even  greater  success  in  the 
manufacturing  business. 

Mr.  Salisbury  believes  thoroughly  in  his  city  and  is  alive  to 
every  phase  of  its  progress  and  development. 


DALTON  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


One  of  the  most  successful  factories  in  High  Point  is  that  of 
the  Dalton  Furniture  Company,  owned  and  managed  by  Mr. 
R.  B.  Terry,  a  man  who  has  demonstrated  his  ability  along  this 
line  to  the  extent  that  the  plant  is  counted  one  of  the  best  in 
the  community. 

His  energetic  and  safe  conduct  of  the  business  has  shown 
great  results.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  astute  busi- 
ness men  of  the  place.  Mr.  Terry  is  doing  much  for  his  com- 
pany, carrying  along  its  affairs  successfully.  He  is  one  of  the 
best  equipped  young  men  in  the  State  and  is  popular  with  all. 


R.  B.  Terry 


The  special  line  manufactured  by  the  Dalton  Furniture  Com- 
pany are  tables  in  many  styles  and  grades. 

These  lines  have  gained  an  enviable  reputation  for  excel- 
lence of  finish  and  beauty  of  design.  The  success  of  these 
goods  on  the  market  is  already  assured. 

In  1913  Mr.  Terry  bought  all  the  outstanding  stock  in  the 
company  and  is  now  sole  owner  of  the  factory.  In  addition  to 
his  factory  interest  he  is  interested  in  a  number  of  other  enter- 
prises. He  is  president  of  the  Wexler  Land  Co.,  a  director  in 
the  Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  a  director  in  the  Piedmont 
Building  &  Loan  Association,  and  president  of  the  Commer- 
cial Club.  Mr.  Terry  came  to  High  Point  in  1904  from  Rich- 
mond county,  N.  C,  and  in  1905  with  Mr.  R.  F.  Dalton  and 


others  the  Dalton  Furniture  Company  was  organied,  and  has 
been  under  his  management  since  organization. 

The  company  is  one  of  the  most  successful  of  the  many  do- 
ing business  here  and  promises  to  be  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
South,  all  due  to  the  ability  and  energetic  spirit  of  Mr.  Terry, 
the  owner.  Few  young  men  in  the  business  world  have  met 
with  more  rapid  success  than  he  and  his  career  seems  just  be- 
ginning. 

He  is  also  a  director  in  the  Amos  Hosiery  Mills,  a  member 
Guilford  County  Council  of  Defense,  a  member  Guilford 
County  Democratic  Executive  Committee.  Mr.  Terry's  advice 
is  sought  in  matters  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  city  and 
county. 


HIGH  POINT  VENEER  &  PANEL  COMPANY 

This  plant  was  erected  in  1902  by  Messrs.  J.  A.  and  John 
W.  Clinard.  The  business  is  under  the  direct  supervision  of 
Mr.  John  W.  Clinard,  secretary  and  treasurer.     The  factory 


J.  W.  Clinard  J.  A.  Clinard 


makes  a  specialty  of  Excelsior  for  furniture  and  mattress  facto- 
ries. Mr.  J.  W.  Clinard  is  also  vice  president  of  the  Consol- 
idated Veneer  &  Panel  Company.  The  Messrs.  Clinard  are 
among  the  city's  most  prominent  business  men  who  have  for 
years  been  identified  with  its  progress  in  every  way. 


CROWN  HOSIERY  MILLS 


Although  the  Crown  Hosiery  Mills  has  been  in  business  only 
a  few  years,  it  is  now  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped 
mills  in  the  city.  Mr.  G.  H.  Kearns,  the  able  secretary  and 
treasurer,  was  the  promotor  and  largest  stockholder  and  it 
has  been  mainly  through  his  efforts  that  has  brought  success 
to  the  business. 

This  company  was  organized  in  the  spring  of  1913  with  the 
following  officers:  T.  A.  Kearns,  president;  R.  R.  Ragan,  vice 
president  and  G.  H.  Kearns,  secretary  and  treasurer.  Ade- 
quate buildings  were  erected  on  a  spacious  lot  in  the  center  of 
the  manufacturing  district.  The  buildings  were  equipped  with 
the  very  latest  machinery  and  nothing  was  left  undone  to  make 
the  plant  modern  in  every  respect. 

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G.  H.  Reams 


This  company  works  on  an  average  of  175  hands  and  the 
output  consists  of  ladies  and  men's  hosiery.  These  goods 
found  a  ready  sale  on  the  markets,  especially  on  the  markets 
North,  consequently  the  mill  has  been  taxed  to  its  capacity 
since  it  began  business.  The  capital  stock  is  $50,000,  and  it 
is  probable  that  the  capacity  of  the  plant  will  be  increased  so 
great  has  been  the  demand  for  goods. 

Mr.  G.  H.  Kearns,  the  secretary  and  treasurer,  is  among 
High  Point's  foremost  business  men.  For  several  years  he 
was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture  and  met  with 
marked  success.  He  severed  his  connection  with  the  furniture 
business  in  order  to  manufacture  hosiery  and  he  is  carrying 
his  successful  methods  into  the  line  which  he  has  chosen. 


Mr.  Kearns  is  also  a  stockholder  in  several  other  enterprises 
here  and  is  a  large  owner  of  improved  real  estate.  He  is  a 
man  of  fine  judgment,  acts  solely  on  it,  and  is  meeting  with 
marked  success.  He  has  larger  plans  under  consideration  in 
the  manufacturing  line  which  will  work  out  for  the  mutual 
good  of  himself  and  the  community. 


Thurlow  A.  Reams 


Mr.  Thurlow  A.  Kearns  is  the  president  of  the  company 
and  gives  the  business  all  of  his  time.  He  is  among  the  best 
equipped  young  buisness  men  of  the  city  and  his  ability  has 
been  demonstrated  in  a  marked  degree  by  contributing  so 
largely  to  the  success  of  these  mills.  He  is  a  young  man  of 
fine  address,  capable,  energetic  and  good  business  discern- 
ment and  is  counted  one  of  the  successful  young  business  men 
of  the  community. 


THE  CONTINENTAL  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


Mr.  Fred  N.  Tate  is  one  of  the  best  known  furniture  manu- 
facturers in  the  state.  He  has  entire  control  of  the  company 
which  he  organized  and  has  conducted  successfully  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  He  has  given  much  time  and  thought  to  the 
improvement  in  furniture  manufacturing  until  the  line  of  goods 
he  manufactures  stands  in  the  front  rank  among  Southern 
manufacturers. 

The  authorized  capitalization  of  The  Continental  Furniture 
Company  is  $100,000.  Mr.  Tate  is  president,  treasurer  and 
general  manager.  It  turns  out  fine  grade  chamber  and  dining 
room  furniture  in  beautiful  Period  designs.  The  company 
employs  a  large  force  of  skilled  mechanics,  who  manufacture 
some  beautiful  creations  in  furniture. 


Fred  N.  Tate 


The  Continental  has  done  a  good  business  from  the  start. 
Now  in  its  sixteenth  year,  its  manager  may  look  back  upon 
its  record  of  success  and  forward  upon  its  brilliant  prospects 
with  gratification  and  pardonable  pride. 

Mr.  Tate  is  a  man  greatly  interested  in  every  public  enter- 
prise of  the  city.  His  great  desire  is  to  see  it  the  most  beau- 
tiful, as  it  is  the  most  progressive  place  in  the  State.  He  is  a 
man  of  decided  convictions,  and  an  executive  of  the  finest 
ability.  Whether  as  mayor,  member  of  the  school  board,  or 
member  of  the  city  council,  he  worked  unceasingly  and  with 
as  great  an  enthusiasm  and  expenditure  of  personal  energy  as 
if  he  were  working  for  his  private  interests. 

So  universally  was  his  ability  and  true  worth  recognized 
that  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city  of  High  Point  in  May, 


1909,  by  the  largest  vote  any  candidate  has  ever  received  in 
this  city,  and  was  re-elected  mayor  for  another  term  of  two 
years  in  May,  1911,  by  an  increased  majority;  again  for  two 
years  in  May,  1913. 

Mr.  Tate  stands  not  only  for  high  civic  efficiency,  but  is  also 
a  prominent  member  and  official  of  the  Methodist  church. 

He  is  chairman  of  the  Traffic  Committee  of  the  Southern 
Furniture  Manufacturers'  Association,  which  position  he  has 
held  for  eight  years.  This  organization  stands  for  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  furniture  manufacturing  interests  of  the  South  and 
its  membership  comprises  practically  all  of  the  more  than  one 
hundred  factories  in  North  Carolina,  Virginia  and  Tennessee. 

Mr.  Tate  has  given  much  of  his  time  to  civic  improvement 
in  this  community  as  well  as  in  the  county.  He  was  among 
the  first  to  advocate  good  roads  and  was  made  president  of 
the  association  that  built  the  first  good  road  between  High 
Point  and  Winston-Salem.  While  mayor  of  the  city  he  was 
a  pioneer  in  the  pathfinding  work  through  the  state  .*^or  the 
National  highways.  He  is  ever  ready  to  give  a  helping  hand 
along  all  lines  of  progress  in  city,  county  and  state. 


South  Side  Company 


TATE  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


One  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  manufacturing  plants 
in  the  city  is  the  Tate  Furniture  Company,  makers  of  chamber 
suites,  buffets,  tables,  beds  and  dressers. 

This  factory  has  been  under  the  direct  management  for 
many  years  of  Mr.  A.  E.  Tate,  who  is  practically  the  owner  of 
the  business.  Mr.  Tate  is  a  man  that  can  be  counted  on  to 
do  well  whatever  he  undertakes,  whether  it  be  a  task  of  a 
private  citizen,  a  public  executive  or  a  manufacturer.  Since 
a  boy  he  has  been  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  High 
Point,  and  as  a  business  man  is  never  so  well  known  as  in  his 
own  town,  his  irreproachable  private  character  and  business 
qualities  among  the  people  among  whom  he  has  spent  his  life 
being  Mr.  Tate's  glory  and  crown. 


A.  E.  Tate 


As  indicative  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  Mr.  Tate  is  held 
by  the  people  of  the  city,  it  may  be  said  that  he  has  been  fre- 
quently selected  as  Alderman  and  for  years  has  been  a  most 
efficient  treasurer  of  the  school  board.  And  not  only  has  he 
served  well  in  the  administration  of  public  office,  but  he  has 
always  shown  himself  a  man  of  advanced  public  spirit,  labor- 
ing night  and  day,  in  season  and  out  of  season,  for  every  in- 
terest or  new  enterprise  which  in  his  judgment  he  regards 
as  conducive  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  city  and  the  betterment 
of  its  people.  This  large  public  spirit  could  not  fail  in  attract- 
ing the  attention  of  wide-awake  men  elsewhere. 

Several  years  ago  Mr.  Tate  was  appointed  by  the  Governor 
of  the  state  as  one  of  the  Board  of  Control  of  the  large  char- 


itable  institution  at  Morganton,  known  as  the  State  Hospital, 
and,  as  was  to  have  been  expected,  his  associates  on  the  board 
as  well  as  the  Governor  of  the  state  have  expressed  their  ap- 
preciation of  his  qualities  of  mind  and  heart  which  have  equally 
helped  in  one  of  the  best,  if  not  the  best  administration  this 
great  institution  has  had. 

In  1913  Mr.  Tate  was  one  of  a  specially  appointed  delega- 
tion that  visited  many  of  the  countries  of  Europe  to  gather  in- 
formation relative  to  rural  credits  and  agricultural  organiza- 
tions. Mr.  Tate  is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Tate  Fur- 
niture Co. ;  director  High  Point  Savings  &  Trust  Co. ;  director 
Southern  Car  Co.;  director  Southern  Commercial  Congress; 
chairman  executive  committee  State  Hospital,  Morganton,  N. 
C. ;  chairman  local  exemption  board;  member  advisory  school 
committee;  vice  chairman  executive  committee  North  Carolina 
Sunday  School  Association;  superintendent  First  Baptist  Sun- 
day School,  also  deacon  of  the  church;  member  County  Farm 
Bureau;  executor  of  three  estates,  and  chairman  Industrial  De- 
partment, Commercial  Club. 


W.  p.  PICKETT 


One  of  the  most  prominent  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  High  Point  is  Mr.  William  P.  Pickett. 

Mr.  Pickett  was  born  and  reared  near  High  Point  and  early 
in  life  entered  the  manufacturing  business.  For  over  a  quarter 
of  a  century  he  was  the  senior  member  and  leading  spirit  of 
the  firm  of  W.  P.  Pickett  &  Co.,  tobacco  manufacturers.  This 
was  one  of  the  most  successful  factories  ever  conducted  in 
the  city.  About  ten  years  ago  the  firm  closed  up  its  affairs 
and  the  members  retired. 


W.  P.  Pickett 

Mr.  Pickett,  while  not  actively  engaged  in  business,  is  con- 
nected officially  with  many  of  the  leading  mills  of  the  city, 
having  large  investments  in  them.  He  is  also  a  director  and 
large  stockholder  in  the  Commercial  National  Bank. 

Mr.  Pickett  is  a  large  hearted,  public  spirited  citizen.  He 
has  served  the  city  as  school  commissioner,  councilman  and 
two  years  as  mayor.  He  is  a  prominent  official  in  the  M.  P. 
Church,  to  which  he  gives  much  of  his  time  and  means. 


PITTSBURGH  PLATE  GLASS  COMPANY 


One  of  the  largest  as  well  as  one  of  the  best  managed  plants 
in  High  Point,  is  that  of  the  Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass  Company, 
a  branch  of  the  factory  at  Pittsburgh. 

In  1905  the  company  erected  here  a  large  brick  factory  for 
making  mirrors  and  has  built  up  a  large  business  from  this 
plant.  Recently  the  company  took  over  the  Standard  Mirror 
Company,  one  of  the  largest  plants  here,  which  greatly  in- 
creased their  facilities. 


W.  D.  Brooks 


The  manager  of  the  plant  is  Mr.  W.  D.  Brooks,  who  is  a 
man  fully  versed  in  every  detail  of  the  business.  He  has  been 
with  the  company  for  20  years,  which  has  given  him  a  know- 
ledge of  the  work  which  not  only  equips  him  well  for  his  duties 
to  the  company,  but  puts  him  in  a  position  to  be  of  assistance 
to  the  trade. 

Mr.  Brooks  has  only  been  in  charge  of  the  plant  a  few  years, 
but  during  that  time  has  made  many  friends  for  himself  and 
the  company  among  the  manufacturers  of  the  South.  He  is 
a  good  business  man  in  every  sense  and  is  making  friends  for 
the  company.  Coupled  with  his  business  qualifications  he  is 
fortunate  in  his  social  accomplishments.  He  is  wide  awake 
and  progressive  and  takes  much  interest  in  the  development  of 
the  community. 


HIGH  POINT  HOSIERY  MILLS 

One  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  manufacturing  plants, 
in  the  South  is  the  High  Point  Hosiery  Mills  and  its  allied  in- 
terests. This  mammoth  business  from  the  beginning  has  been 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  J.  H.  Adams,  a  man  of  large 
conceptions  and  fine  executive  ability. 

From  a  small  beginning  only  a  few  years  ago  it  has  grown 
to  its  present  enormous  proportions,  with  perhaps  the  largest 
payroll  in  the  city.  The  company  began  business  in  1904. 
In  1905  the  production  of  the  mill  was  only  200  dozen  a  day. 
The  business  grew  so  rapidly  under  the  excellent  management 
that  the  capacity  of  the  plant  had  to  be  continually  increased. 


J.  H.  Adams 


The  plants  now  include  the  High  Point  Hosiery  Mills,  Pied- 
mont Mills,  Piedmont  Mills  No.  2,  Consolidated  Mills  Com- 
pany and  Highland  Cotton  Mills.  The  latter  mill  was  recently 
erected  and  is  one  of  the  largest  and  best  mills  in  the  state. 
It  makes  hosiery  yarns,  all  of  which  is  consumed  by  the  allied 
mills.  In  the  spring  of  1917  the  capacity  of  this  mill  was 
again  doubled.  All  of  these  plants  are  under  one  manage- 
ment, Mr.  J.  H.  Adams,  the  president-manager,  having 
planned  and  organized  them.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the 
Bank  of  Commerce  and  director  in  the  Piedmont  Building  & 
Loan  Association,  a  man  whose  advice  and  influence  is  sought 
in  the  business  world. 

Mr.  Adams,  the  president  and  manager,  is  one  of  those  men 
who  meets  with  success  in  all  of  his  undertakings.     He  plans 


well  and  with  a  superior  executive  ability  carries  out  his  plans 
with  apparent  ease.  Of  even  temperament,  he  is  character- 
ized by  indomitable  energy  and  perseverance  with  all  and  has 
business  talent  of  the  finest  kind. 

He  is  one  of  those  quiet  business  men  who  attends  strictly 
to  his  business,  carrying  on  everything  under  him  with  a  sys- 
tem that  makes  it  easy  for  all.  He  is  yet  yoimg  in  years  and 
has  a  brilliant  career  before  him. 

The  managers  of  this  business  do  not  let  a  year  pass  with- 
out making  some  improvement  and  increasing  the  plant. 

Mr.  J.  Ed.  Millis,  who  has  been  with  the  various  depart- 
ments of  the  company,  has  been  elected  treasurer  of  the 
associated  mills.  Mr.  Millis  is  a  young  man  of  recognized 
ability  and  gives  promise  of  becoming  one  of  the  best  business 
men  in  the  manufacturing  line.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  Mr. 
J.  H.  Millis,  who  was  the  president  of  the  High  Point  Hosiery 
Mills. 


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J.  E.  Millis 


What  has  been  said  of  the  Hosiery  Mills  may  be  said  of  the 
other  departments  of  the  company's  business,  because  it  is 
under  one  management. 

Mr.  Charles  C.  Robbins  is  superintendent  of  the  High  Point 
Hosiery  Mills  and  Piedmont  Mills  Company.  He  is  a  man 
who  has  had  much  experience  in  the  business  and  this,  coupled 
with  good  business  qualifications,  has  made  him  a  most  val- 
uable man. 

Mr.  R.  O.  Lindsay  is  manager  of  the  Consolidated  Mills 
Company,  a  business  fostered  and  under  the  care  of  the  above 
company.    He  has  been  very  successful  in  the  management  of 


NORTH  CAROLINA  WHEEL  COMPANY 


This  business  was  established  here  in  1902  and  has  had  a 
successful  career.  R.  R.  Ragan  is  president  and  F.  D.  Blake 
secretary  and  treasurer.  The  business  is  directly  under  the 
management  of  Mr.  Blake.  He  is  an  experienced  manufac- 
turer and  has  done  much  to  put  the  business  on  the  high  plane 
it  occupies,  being  practical  and  a  man  of  good  executive  abil- 
ity. Mr.  Blake  is  a  native  of  Amesbury,  Mass.,  but  he  might 
be  termed  a  Tar  Heel  now,  so  many  years  of  his  usefulness 
having  been  spent  here  in  promoting  the  manufacturing  busi- 
ness.   He  is  a  progressive  citizen  along  all  lines. 


F.  D.  Blake 


The  capital  stock  of  the  company  is  $100,000.  The  plant 
is  conveniently  located  for  shipping  purposes,  and  is  composed 
of  a  group  of  substantial  buildings,  one  190x1  75  feet  in  size 
and  one,  which  is  used  as  a  stock  shed,  90x1  75  feet.  The 
stock  of  raw  materal  carried  is  large,  the  company  making  their 
goods  directly  from  the  log.  They  give  employment  to  forty 
skilled  operators.  The  annual  output  of  the  plant  is  consid- 
erably over  $75,000.00,  which  finds  a  ready  market  through- 
out the  country. 

The  company  manufactures  all  kinds  of  buggy  wheels  and 
has  a  splendid  trade  among  the  largest  manufacturers. 


GLOBE  PARLOR  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


The  affairs  of  this  successful  manufacturing  business  are  pre- 
sided over  by  two  of  the  city's  most  capable  and  progressive 
young  business  men.  Mr.  A.  S.  Caldwell,  Jr.,  general  mana- 
ger, and  Mr.  T.  D.  Gilliam,  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  com- 
pany was  organized  in  I  906  on  a  comparatively  modest  basis 
and  it  has  steadily  grown  until  it  occupies  first  place  among  the 
larger  plants  of  the  city.  The  trade  of  the  company  extends 
over  a  wide  territory  and  the  demand  for  the  splendid  line 
of  goods  has  increased  every  year. 

The  company  manufactures  couches,  lounges,  davenports, 
library  suites,  Turkish  rockers  and  parlor  suites.  These  goods 
are  made  in  solid  mahogany,  imitation  mahogany  and  quar- 
tered oak. 


A.  S.  Caldwell 


The  quality  of  these  goods  has  attracted  attention  through- 
out the  country  where  the  goods  have  been  introduced,  and 
they  do  not  fail  to  please.  The  growth  of  the  business  is  a 
demonstration  that  a  good  article,  well  and  attractively  fin- 
ished, is  in  demand.  This  has  been  the  experience  of  this 
company  and  now  their  plant  is  the  largest  of  the  kind  in  the 
South. 

Mr.  Caldwell,  the  manager,  a  pioneer  in  meeting  the  de- 
mands for  the  better  line  of  upholstering  among  Southern 
manufacturers,  has  demonstrated  to  a  marked  degree  his  capa- 
bilities as  a  manufacturer  and  manager.  He  is  in  touch  with 
every  department  of  his  large  business  and  looks  well  after 


every  detail.  A  large  part  of  the  success  of  the  business  is  due 
to  his  skill  and  perspnal  attention  to  its  affairs. 

Mr.  Caldwell  belongs  to  the  well  known  Caldwell  family 
of  the  South,  who  have  done  so  much  to  enrich  the  history  of 
our  country.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  A.  S.  Caldwell,  formerly 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  High  Point. 


Mr.  Gilliam  is  a  young  man  of  fine  business  qualifications, 
and  has  succeeded  well  with  the  business  under  his  supervis- 
ion. He  has  put  energy  and  skill  behind  it,  contributing 
largely  to  the  success  with  which  it  has  met.  He  is  possesssed 
of  good  judgment  and  energy  and  plans  well  all  of  his  busi- 
ness affairs.  He  not  only  looks  well  after  the  affairs  of  the 
company,  but  takes  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  city.  It 
was  under  his  administration  as  president  that  the  Commercial 
Club  was  reorganized  and  enlarged  to  its  present  splendid 
status. 


BEESON  HARDWARE  COMPANY 


One  of  the  largest  hardware  establishments  in  North  Caro- 
lina is  the  Beeson  Hardware  Company,  of  High  Point.  It  oc- 
cupies two  large  four-story  brick  buildings  on  Main  street,  and 
a  large  warehouse  on  the  Southern  Railway,  and  does  both  a 
wholesale  and  retail  business.  This  business  is  owned  by 
Mr.  Robt.  R.  Ragan,  who  by  his  indomitable  energy,  has  made 
it  what  it  is.  He  is  a  tireless  worker,  a  man  of  foresight,  and 
has  been  rewarded  richly  for  his  work.  Mr.  Ragan  is  a  son  of 
the  late  Amos  Ragan,  who  was  a  large  property  owner  in 
central  North  Carolina.     Mr.  Ragan  spent  his  early  manhood 


on  the  farm  and  trained  himself  well  in  the  school  of  hard 
work.  He  attended  school  at  Springfield,  Trinity  College,  and 
later  took  a  course  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  When 
he  quit  school  he  went  into  the  mercantile  business,  which  he 
has  followed  successfully  ever  since.  When  Mr.  Ragan  took 
charge  of  the  affairs  of  the  Beeson  Hardware  company  it  was 
a  comparatively  small  business,  and  did  a  retail  business  only. 
Steadily  the  volume  of  business  has  increased  until  today  the 
sales  of  the  company  amount  to  over  $150,000  annually.  Mr. 
Ragan  is  ambitious  and  has  only  started  on  his  successful  ca- 
reer. He  is  a  director  in  the  Commercial  National  Bank  and 
stockholder  in  numerous  manufacturing  plants  here.  He  is 
also  owner  of  much  valuable  real  estate  in  and  near  the  city. 


R.  R.  Ragan 


BAEDER-ADAMSON  &  COMPANY 


O.  E.  Wilson,  Southern  Manager 

One  of  the  best  known  traveling  men  in  the  state  is  Mr. 
Oscar  E.  Wilson,  of  this  city.  He  is  not  only  popular,  but  is  a 
splendid  salesman  and  makes  friends  wherever  he  goes.  For 
several  years  he  has  been  manager  of  the  Southern  branch  of 
the  business  of  that  well  known  firm,  Baeder-Adamson  & 
Company,  of  Philadelphia,  which  was  established  in  1828,  and 
has  branches  in  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  Cincinnati  and 


■'.  O.  E.  Wilson 

High  Point.  The  firm  manufactures  glue,  sand  paper,  flint 
paper,  flint  cloth,  emery  paper,  garnet  paper  and  garnet  cloth. 
The  offices  here  are  located  on  Broad  street.  The  business  of 
the  firm  is  being  greatly  increased  in  this  territory  under  Mr. 
Wilson.  He  attends  strictly  to  his  business  and  makes  a  val- 
uable representative  for  his  house.  His  territory  extends  to 
New  Orleans,  taking  in  all  points  east  of  the  Mississippi  river. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  elected  state  president  of  the  Travelers' 
Protective  Association  in  1917.     He  is  also  a  prominent  Elk. 


HIGH  POINT  METALLIC  BED  COMPANY 


The  High  Point  Metallic  Bed  Co.  has  met  with  marked 
success  from  the  beginning,  the  accomplishment  of  which  has 
reflected  credit  on  the  management,  because  it  was  an  entirely 
new  line  at  that  time  in  the  South.  The  plant  was  promoted 
and  for  several  years  managed  by  Mr.  R.  H.  Wheeler,!  a  young 
business  man  of  fine  ability  and  who  generally  succeeds  at 
everything  with  which  he  is  connected.  For  the  past  few 
years  he  has  had  associated  with  him  Mr.  C.  L.  Wheeler,  who 
has  shown  like  ability  in  his  management. 


C.  L.  Wheeler 


The  capital  of  the  company  is  $50,000  authorized,  $30,000 
paid  in  cash,  and  the  officers  are  R.  H.  Wheeler,  President;  J. 
E.  Millis,  Vice-President,  and  C.  L.  Wheeler,  Secretary-Treas- 
urer and  General  Manager. 

The  company  was  incorporated  October  1 ,  I  900,  and  the 
first  shipments  made  in  March,  1901.  The  business  was  es- 
tablished and  run  under  the  management  of  Mr.  R.  H. 
Wheeler  from  the  time  of  organization  until  the  summer  of 
1905,  when  Mr.  R.  H.  Wheeler  resigned  the  general  manage- 
ment, and  was  succeeded  by  C.  L.  Wheeler,  who  still  con- 
tinues in  that  capacity. 

The  character  of  goods  manufactured  is  a  line  of  cheap  and 
medium  priced  brass  and  steel  bedsteads  and  children's  cribs, 
and  the  business  has  steadily  increased  in  volume  every  year. 

The  plant  has  its  own  foundries,  finishing  and  packing  de- 
partments, warerooms  and  shipping  departments.  These  go 
to  make  up  one  of  the  most  unique  manufacturing  establish- 
ments in  the  city  of  factories.  It  is  located  directly  on  the  line 
of  the  High  Point,  Randleman  &  Asheboro  Railroad,  a  part 


of  the  great  Southern  system,  occupying  one  of  the  largest 
buildings  in  the  city. 

During  the  many  years  that  the  goods  of  this  company  have 
been  before  the  trade  they  have  made  an  impression  which 
speaks  well  for  the  company  and  the  excellent  management. 
A  good  strong  custom  has  been  built  up  which  is  being  added 
to  every  year.  There  is  no  bed  factory  in  the  South  which  has 
made  any  better  record  than  this  one. 

Mr.  R.  H.  Wheeler,  the  president,  finds  time  with  his  many 
industries  to  give  the  business  the  time  demanded.  He  makes 
a  most  valuable  officer.  Most  of  the  duties  of  this  successful 
company  fall  upon  Mr.  C.  L.  Wheeler,  the  secretary  and 
manager.  There  are  no  manufacturers  in  the  city  who  under- 
stand their  business  better  and  perform  the  duties  with  more 
ability  than  Mr.  Wheeler.  He  is  quick  of  perception  and 
handles  everything  that  comes  up  for  disposal  with  dispatch 
and  accuracy.  With  these  qualities  it  is  not  surprising  that  the 
company  is  meeting  with  marked  success.  High  Point  is  proud 
of  her  bed  factory  and  the  men  who  built  it  and  are  maintain- 
ing it  so  well. 

ALMA  FURNITURE  COMPANY 

The  Alma  Furniture  Company  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  best 
equipped  plants  in  the  city.  For  a  score  of  years  it  has  been 
putting  a  line  of  goods  on  the  market  which  has  held  its  own 


J.  H.  Petty 

for  all  these  years  and  made  thousands  of  new  friends.  It  was 
about  the  year  I  890  that  Jonathan  P.  Redding,  after  visiting 
many  foreign  lands,  in  some  of  which  he  conducted  business, 


returned  to  his  native  State  to  settle  permanently.  He  came 
to  High  Point  and  bought  the  Barker  factory,  which  he  turned 
into  a  manufactory  of  kitchen  safes.  In  his  venture  he  had 
great  success. 

In  1895  he  organized  the  Alma  Furniture  Company.  Its 
specialties  are  tables  and  safes.  They  manufacture  the  best 
article  of  the  kind  at  such  prices  that  buyers,  in  large  numbers, 
have  been  drawn  to  their  warerooms  and  the  mail  orders  are 
something  tremendous.  In  fact,  hardly  a  buyer  of  furniture 
considers  his  visit  at  this  manufacturing  town  as  complete  until 
he  has  seen  the  display  of  safes  and  tables  exposed  to  view  at 
the  Alma  Company's  rooms.  The  Alma  has  seldom  had  to 
close  down,  even  under  the  severest  panic. 

The  Alma  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  best 
plants,  having  as  its  secretary  and  treasurer  and  general  man- 
ager a  man  who  knows  lumber  as  he  knows  the  sunlight,  and 
can  size  up  a  perfect  piece  of  work  with  a  glance. 

In  1  908  Mr.  J.  H.  Petty  became  part  owner  of  this  success- 
ful plant,  and  is  now  its  secretary  and  treasurer.  Mr.  Petty 
for  a  number  of  years  followed  the  mercantile  business  suc- 
cessfully, and  is  one  of  the  State's  best  equipped  business 
men.  He  has  carried  his  methods  into  the  Alma  Furniture 
Company,  and,  if  possible,  added  greatly  to  the  success  of  the 
business.  For  thoroughness  in  the  details  of  business,  Mr. 
Petty  has  few  superiors,  while  at  the  same  time  he  is  endowed 
with  good  executive  ability.  With  these  qualifications  it  is  not 
surprising  that  the  Alma  is  increasing  its  business  satisfactorily. 

The  entire  management  of  the  plant  is  under  his  control. 

Mr.  Petty  is  a  member  of  a  well  known  family  in  the  State, 
which  has  done  much  for  its  material  progress.  He  and  his 
brother,  the  late  W.  C.  Petty,  who  built  the  Carthage  railroad, 
were  pioneers  in  the  lumber  business,  in  which  they  were  suc- 
cessful. He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Baptist  denomina- 
tion, an  ex-member  of  the  school  board,  and  takes  much  in- 
terest in  the  affairs  of  the  city.  He  is  also  interested  in  real 
estate  holdings. 


WELCH  FURNITURE  COMPANY 

The  Welch  Furniture  Company,  on  account  of  its  excellent 
management  and  the  class  of  goods  turned  out  has  always 
been  considered  one  of  the  most  successful  furniture  plants  In 
the  South,  and  its  trade  and  influence  is  constantly  on  the  in- 


J.  W.  Harnss 

crease.  The  success  which  has  come  to  the  plant  has  not  been 
spasmodic,  but  is  due  largely  to  the  excellent  management  un- 
der Mr.  J.  W.  Harriss,  the  secretary  and  treasurer  and  prac- 
tically owner  of  the  company. 

The  company  was  named  for  the  late  J.  J.  Welch,  one  of  the 
most  successful  men  in  the  community,  a  large  property  owner 


and  a  man  who  was  interested  in  everything  for  the  good  of  the 
town. 

The  Welch  Furniture  Company  was  organized  in  1891,  and 
commenced  from  the  first  with  a  large  and  substantial  advan- 
tage, in  that  it  was  contributed  of  men  who  had  already  made  a 
name  in  the  world  of  business.  Mr.  W.  P.  Pickett  is  its  presi- 
dent, a  man  of  large  capital  and  many  years  experience  in  the 
financial  arena. 

The  sole  management  of  the  company  has  been  in  the  hands 
of  Mr.  J.  W.  Harriss,  the  secretary-treasurer,  and  he  has  made 
good  in  every  department.  Endowed  with  a  superior  executive 
ability,  the  phenomenal  success  of  the  company  is  a  demonstra- 
tion of  the  results  of  close  attention  and  good  judgment  on 
plans  well  laid  out.  There  are  few  business  men  who  have 
conducted  so  large  a  business  with  the  ease  that  has  character- 
ized the  progress  of  Mr.  Harriss.  He  is  not  so  demonstrative, 
but  as  sure  as  he  is  quick  of  discernment.  Mr.  Harriss  is  yet 
a  young  man,  but  even  before  he  entered  the  manufacturing 
world  was  known  far  and  wide  as  a  man  of  the  keenest  business 
insight.  His  business  apprenticeship  was  made  in  the  sphere  of 
the  traveling  salesman,  where  he  was  known  as  affable,  con- 
stant and  pre-eminently  successful.  He  always  made  himself 
essential  to  his  house  and  was  always  welcomed  by  the  trade. 
Had  he  decided  to  continue  in  this  department  of  business  life, 
he  would  have  achieved  much  and  made  his  fortune  even  there. 
But,  like  many  successful  men,  he  knew  that  if  he  succedeed  for 
others  he  could  do  so  for  himself.  His  judgment  in  this  was 
not  at  fault.  It  was  one  of  those  lucky  events  which  gave  to 
High  Point  a  permanent  citizen,  who  from  the  very  beginning 
demonstrated  his  ability  in  the  manufacturing  business,  his 
management  of  the  manufacturing  and  financial  side  and  prac- 
tically owner  of  the  Welch  Furniture  Company.  Besides  his 
splendid  business  qualifications,  Mr.  Harriss  is  a  man  of  large 
public  spirit,  and  is  ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  for  the 
betterment  of  the  body  politic  and  the  establishment  of  new 
enterprises  which  in  his  judgment  will  turn  out  to  the  advan- 
tage of  the  city. 

Mr.  Harriss,  while  conducting  successfully  his  individual  in- 
terests, is  financially  and  officiallv  connected  with  many  other 
of  the  city's  best  enterprises.  He  is  vice  president  and  di- 
rector of  the  Commercial  National  Bank;  vice  president  of 
the  High  Point  Savings  &  Trust  Company;  president  of  the 
Parker  Paper  and  Twine  Company;  vice  president  of  Ring 
Drug  Company;  vice  president  of  High  Point  Perpetual  Build- 
ing and  Loan  Association;  large  stockholder  in  the  Marsh 
Furniture  Company;  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Stewards  of 
Wesley  Memorial  M.  E.  Church;  second  vice  president  of 
Pickett  Cotton  Mill;  trustee  of  Greensboro  College  for  Wo- 
men; director  in  Oak  Ridge  Institute;  vice  president  of  Stand- 
ard Underwear  Mills;  large  stockholder  in  Amos  Hosiery 
Mill  and  Commonwealth  Hosiery  Mill. 

Mr.  Harriss  is  enthusiastically  interested  in  everything  that 
goes  for  the  development  of  the  community.  He  is  looked 
upon  as  one  of  the  city's  most  prominent  figures. 


HIGH  POINT  MILLING  COMPANY 


One  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  mills  in  the  state. 
The  company  was  capitalized  at  $15,000.  The  business  is  a 
thriving  one  in  every  sense  of  that  word.  The  mills  are  kept 
constantly  at  work  in  order  to  satisfy  the  demands. 

One  of  the  best  business  men  in  High  Point  as  well  as  one  of 
the  most  useful  is  Mr.  A.  B.  Horney,  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  High  Point  Milling  Company.  The  company  of  which  he 
is  the  moving  spirit  does  a  large  business  and  has  increased 
from  year  to  year  since  it  was  established. 

Mr.  Horney  is  a  man  who  has  long  and  successful  expe- 
rience in  milling  flour  and  feed.  For  years  he  was  connected 
with  the  large  Wachovia  Mill,  in  Salem,  and  there  gained  ac- 
quaintance with  every  detail  of  the  business.  He  is  a  man  of 
the  soundest  judgment  and  fine  insight  into  the  needs  of  the 


business.  He  sticks  constantly  to  one  duty  of  making  the  pub- 
lic acknowledge  that  the  flour  and  feed  manufactured  by  his 
mills  are  the  finest  and  best  goods  of  the  kind  produced. 

He  takes  a  great  deal  of  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  city 
and  as  chief  of  the  fire  department  has  done  a  valuable  work 
for  the  city. 

To  Mr.  Horney  as  chief  of  the  fire  department  of  the  city 
much  is  due  in  establishing  and  maintaining  one  of  the  best 
equipped  departments  in  the  state.  His  standing  as  fireman 
is  not  confined  to  his  own  town,  but  he  is  well  known  among 
the  state  and  National  firemen  as  a  leader  in  this  great  work. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Horney  has  been  a  leading  member  of 
the  Junior  Order  United  American  Mechanics,  and  has  figured 
in  both  State  and  Natonal  Councils  of  that  order. 

Locally  he  holds  several  responsible  positions,  being  an  offi- 
cial in  the  Commercial  Club,  member  of  the  official  board  of 
his  church  and  director  of  the  Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust  Com- 
pany, besides  chief  of  the  fire  department. 


A.  B.  Horney 


SNOW  LUMBER  COMPANY 


Snow  Lumber  Company  began  business  practically  with  the 
town.  From  a  small  beginning  it  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the 
largest  plants  of  the  kind  in  the  entire  South.  The  enormous 
plant  at  High  Point  covers  about  four  acres,  two  of  which  are 
under  cover.  Besides  the  home  plant  the  company  operates 
mills  at  other  points.  Their  trade  is  so  well  established  that 
in  good  times  they  have  more  than  they  can  do  and  in  panic 
periods  they  have  plenty.  No  company  in  the  South  has  a 
better  established  custom.  The  company  fills  many  large 
government  contracts. 


R.  F.  Dalton 


There  is  manufactured  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  in 
prodigious  quantities,  everything  needed  in  a  house  from  the 
foundations  to  the  most  beautifully  designed  Greek  columns 
and  skillfully  wrought  mouldings,  mantel  pieces,  windows  and 
blinds  and  majestic  hnals. 

The  gentlemen  comprising  the  official  family  of  the  firm 
are  capable  of  duplicating  it  more  than  once,  at  a  moment's 
notice.  Some  idea  of  the  extent  of  the  growth  of  the  output 
may  be  formed  when  it  is  considered  that  in  1881  a  thousand 
dollars  would  have  covered  it  all,  while  the  business  of  last 
year  amounted  to  about  a  million  dollars.  Then  a  small 
number  of  hands  turned  out  annually  a  few  doors  and  pairs  of 
sash  and  blinds,  while  now  an  army  of  workmen  and  superin- 
tendents are  required  to  produce  in  a  single  day  as  much  mate- 
rial as  was  formerly  produced  in  six  months. 

The  president,  Mr.  R.  F.  Dalton,  is  a  man  of  fine  antece- 
dents. Although  he  has  attained  the  age  of  middle  life,  it  is 
remembered  with  pleasure  that  he  is  a  son  of  Rev.  P.  H.  Dal- 


ton,  a  Presbyterian  minister  of  revered  memory,  pastor  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  of  High  Point,  which  he  founded. 
Rev.  Mr.  Dalton,  while  an  excellent  preacher  and  pastor,  was 
known  himself  to  have  been  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary 
business  ability.  Had  he  devoted  himself  to  business  life  he 
would  have  attained  a  large  success  in  that  sphere.  His  busi- 
ness talent  descended  to  his  son  in  enlarged  measure.  Presi- 
dent R.  F.  Dalton  is  regarded  by  those  who  know  him  as  easily 
one  of  the  foremost  men  in  the  state  in  all  matters  pertaining 
to  upright  and  clear-sighted  business.  He  is  not  only  prominent 
locally  in  business  affairs  but  has  large  interests  in  the  state. 
He  is  chairman  of  the  State  Building  Commission,  a  very  re- 
sponsible position. 


E.  A.  Snow 


Mr.  Ernest  A.  Snow,  the  secretary  and  treasurer,  also  is  de- 
scended from  fine  business  stock.  Capt.  W.  H.  Snow,  his 
father,  came  to  High  Point  many  years  ago.  He  was  the  father 
of  the  spirit  of  manufacturing  in  the  city.  Coming  as  he  did 
from  Vermont,  he  was  imbued  with  the  idea  that  the  success 
of  High  Point  lay  in  becoming  a  manufacturing  city.  For 
many  years  he  toiled  on  laboring  with  this  in  view.  He  lived 
to  see  his  fondest  hopes  realized  and  passed  away  a  few  years 
ago  universally  lamented.  To  his  son,  E.  A.  Snow,  he  gave 
an  excellent  technological  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Lowell,  Mass.,  and  at  Cornell  University.  His  mantle  fell  upon 
strong,  broad  shoulders  in  the  person  of  his  son,  the  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Snow  Lumber  Company,  for  Mr.  E.  A. 
Snow  is  not  only  a  man  well  equipped  by  education  for  his  task 
of  building  up  a  great  factory  business,  but  he  is  richly  en- 
dowed with  fine  mechanical  talents  as  well.  Mr.  Snow  is  now 
regarded  as  one  of  the  most  solid  men,  financially,  in  High 


Point.  He  is  the  owner  of  much  real  estate  and  connected 
with  several  other  industries  in  the  community.  He  is  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  High  Point  Perpetual 
Building  and  Loan  Association  and  a  director  of  the  Pied- 
mont Building  and  Loan  Association. 

In  order  to  attain  the  highest  success  of  a  great  factory,  a 
sound,  level-headed  man  is  needed  in  the  shops  and  in  the 
yards.  Such  a  function  is  that  of  Mr.  J.  Ed.  Kirkman,  super- 
intendent and  one  of  the  largest  owners  of  stock  in  the  com- 
pany. That  Mr.  Kirkman  is  the  right  man  in  the  right  place 
is  attested  by  his  long  years  of  service  in  this  connection.  He 
is  regarded  as  a  man  of  large  capability  in  his  position.  He  is 
a  native  of  High  Point.  More  than  once  the  city  has  coveted 
and  secured  the  benefit  of  his  counsels  and  conservative  judg- 
ment by  choosing  him  as  a  member  of  its  Board  of  Aldermen. 
Mr.  Kirkman  recently  erected  one  of  the  handsomest  homes 
in  the  city. 

No  man  in  High  Point  has  put  his  money  in  more  success- 
ful manufacturing  enterprises  than  Mr.  Kirkman,  all  of  which 
are  doing  well,  remunerating  him  and  helping  the  town. 


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GIANT  FURNITURE  COMPANY 

One  among  the  most  successful  plants  in  High  Point  is  that 
of  the  Giant  Furniture  Company.  It  was  organized  in  Octo- 
ber, 1910,  succeeding  the  Eagle  Furniture  Company  and  dur- 
ing the  time  the  new  company  has  been  in  existence  it  has 
succeeded  in  building  up  a  large  business  in  all  sections  of  the 
country. 

The  authorized  capital  of  the  company  is  $150,000  and 
numbers  among  its  stockholders  some  of  the  most  promi- 
nent business  men  in  the  community.  The  plant  is  well  equip- 
ped with  new  machinery  of  the  most  modern  type  and  is 
counted  one  of  the  best  equipped  plants  in  the  South.  The 
management  keeps  abreast  of  the  times  in  adding  improved 
methods  in  manufacture  which  is  very  noticeable  in  the  char- 
acter of  goods  turned  out.    The  company  manufactures  cham- 


J.  H.  Shaw 

ber  suits,  odd  dresses,  beds  and  chiffoniers,  and  makes  a  spe- 
cialty of  all  Period  lines,  some  of  the  most  attractive  on  the 
exchanges.  The  shipments  of  these  goods  include  territory  in 
every  section  of  this  country  as  well  as  taking  care  of  some 
foreign  trade.  The  annual  capacity  of  the  mill  is  from  $500,- 
000  to  $600,000. 

Recently  a  large  addition  has  been  built  40x1  75  feet,  with 
complete  glue  room  equipment. 

Mr.  J.  H.  Shaw  is  secretary  and  manager  of  the  company. 
He  is  well  equipped  in  every  way  for  the  responsible  position 
and  under  his  management  the  company  is  meeting  with  suc- 
cess. 

Mr.  Shaw  has  had  1  4  years  experience  in  the  business,  hav- 
ing been  connected  with  actories  at  Thomasville  and  States- 
ville,  where  he  met  with  success. 


NORTH  STATE  TELEPHONE  COMPANY 


The  North  State  Telephone  Company  and  its  allied  ex- 
changes cover  the  Piedmont  section  of  North  Carolina.  The 
numerous  surrounding  towns,  including  Greensboro,  Winston- 
Salem,  Concord,  Salisbury,  Asheboro,  Lexington,  etc.,  are  con- 
nected with  High  Point  through  copper  toll  lines.  The  princi- 
pal cities  in  many  surrounding  states  are  reached  through  the 
telephone  lines  of  the  Postal  Telegraph-Cable  Company.  The 
local  service  is  furnished  by  an  approved  system  known  as  the 
Kellogg  Semi-automatic.  The  special  features  of  this  service 
are  automatic  listening  and  cut  out  of  operator,  secret  service, 
automatic  busy  signal,  automatic  ringing,  automatic  ringing 
signal,  instantaneous  recall,  automatic  count,  etc. 


The  service  has  been  extended  every  year  until  now  there 
are  1,700  subscribers  at  High  Point.  The  system  is  strictly 
independent  and  has  no  connections  whatever  with  the  tele- 
phone trust.  The  company  does  a  good  business  and  has  the 
loyal  support  of  the  people. 

The  following  are  the  officers:  W.  H.  Ragan,  president; 
W.  H.  Towsend,  secretary  and  treasurer;  J.  F.  Hayden,  man- 


ager. Board  of  directors:  W.  H.  Ragan,  W.  P.  Pickett,  J.  S. 
Welborn.  C.  C.  Muse,  W.  L.  Stamey.  J.  F.  Hayden.  A.  B. 
Horney  and  W.  H.  Townsend. 


J.  F.  Hayden 


WACHOVIA  BANK  &  TRUST  COMPANY 


The  Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust  Company  was  organized  in 
1893  and  commenced  business  June  1  5,  1893.  Its  incorpora- 
tors were  among  the  best  known  business  men  of  Piedmont 
North  Carolina.  These  gentlemen  saw  the  possibilities  of 
banking  along  lines  which  were  advanced  over  prevailing 
methods.  They  had  in  mind  a  bank  which  should  be  more 
than  a  safe  place  in  which  to  deposit  money — a  bank  whose 
equipment  should  be  so  complete  in  everv  detail  that  people 
would  be  attracted  by  it. 


W.  C.  Idol 


Thus  realizing  that  the  new  conditions  in  trade  demanded 
greater  facilities  in  banking,  these  men  of  affairs  organized  the 
Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust  Company  a  very  strong  monetary 
institution — strong  financially — strong  in  management — 
strong  in  having  over  20,000  patrons  interested  in  its  welfare. 
It  is  the  oldest  and  largest  trust  company  and  also  the  largest 
financial  institution  of  any  kind  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 

Its  capital  stock  is  $1,250,000,  and  its  total  resources  are 


$1  3,000,000,  forming  a  bulwark  of  financial  strength  that  few 
hanks  can  equal. 

Strong  as  the  company  is  financially,  it  is  equally  as  strong 
in  management.  Its  board  of  directors,  executive  committee, 
and  advisory  board  are  composed  of  practical  bankers,  solid 
business  men,  and  men  distinguished  in  the  professions. 

Its  savings  department  is  an  ideal  place  for  the  money  of  the 
thrifty,  affording  unquestioned  security  and  paying  interest  on 
accounts  of  any  amount  from  one  dollar  up.  High  Point,  with 
its  manufacturing  interests  offers  opportunity  for  quick  and  safe 
investment  of  funds,  thus  enabling  the  bank  to  offer  a  liberal 
interest. 

Its  insurance  department  represents  the  best  fire,  life,  lia- 
bility, burglar,  bonding  and  accident  companies  as  agent. 

From  the  day  of  the  opening  in  High  Point  almost  daily 
growth  has  been  noted  The  company  brought  what  was 
needed — strength,  strong  management,  experience,  the  new 
banking  powers  giving  the  laborer  a  place  of  deposit  for  his 
money,  yet  offering  encouragement  to  lay  aside  for  the  day  of 
need  by  paying  a  liberal  interest. 

As  there  is  no  better  section  than  that  found  in  the  center  of 
the  great  Piedmont  section  of  North  Carolina,  likewise  there  is 
no  better  financial  institution  than  the  Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust 
Company. 

Mr.  W.  Chase  Idol  is  the  cashier  of  this  institution  and  i? 
managing  its  affairs  with  marked  ability  and  progress.  He  has 
been  connected  with  the  Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust  Company 
for  several  years,  receiving  his  training  in  the  home  office  at 
Winston.  In  coming  to  High  Point  he  was  in  reality  returning 
home,  because  he  was  reared  within  a  few  miles  of  this  place. 
He  is  a  son  of  Mr.  W.  H.  Idol,  a  prominent  farmer  of  this 
county. 

Mr.  Idol  is  counted  one  of  the  safest  and  most  progressive 
bankers  in  the  state,  although  he  is  quite  a  young  man.  He 
watches  closely  the  affairs  of  the  bank  as  well  as  taking  an 
interest  in  the  patrons  of  the  bank.  Under  his  administration 
the  business  of  the  bank  is  gradually  increasing.  Those  who 
know  him  best  predict  for  him  a  brilliant  future  in  his  chosen 
calling. 

Mr.  Idol  is  a  graduate  of  Guilford  College.  He  received 
his  primary  education  in  the  High  Point  schools. 


HOME  BANKING  COMPANY 


Home  Banking  Company  was  organized  nine  years  ago. 
Although  it  is  young  in  years  it  has  become  a  financial  factor 
in  the  community  and  numbers  among  its  patrons  a  large  num- 
ber of  the  best  business  men  in  the  city.  Its  capital  stock  is 
$30,000.  Mr.  T.  F.  Wrenn  is  president;  J.  C.  Welch,  vice- 
president  and  M.  C.  Crowson,  cashier. 

The  following  compose  its  board  of  directors:  T.  F.  Wrenn, 
H.  S.  Ragan,  M.  J.  Wrenn,  G.  T.  Penny,  W.  D.  Simmons  and 
J.  C.  Welch. 

This  bank  occupies  the  building  on  the  corner  of  North 
Main  and  Washington  streets,  one  of  the  most  desirable  loca- 
tions in  the  city  for  a  bank.  These  magnificent  banking  apart- 
ments are  finished  in  burnished  steel  bars  encased  in  walnut. 


M.  C.  Crowson 


It  has  a  fire  and  burglar  proof  vault  with  time  lock.  The 
Home  Bank  has  been  a  success  from  the  day  it  opened  for 
business. 

The  stockholders,  all  of  them,  are  High  Point  men  and 
look  to  the  prosperity  of  the  city.  These  gentlemen  saw  the 
possibilities  and  the  need  of  a  good  home  institution  of  this 
kind  and  they  have  gone  to  work  and  equipped  an  up-to-date 
bank  for  the  convenience  of  its  home  people,  making  it  at- 
tractive and  agreeable  for  its  customers  and  friends. 

Few  financial  institutions  in  the  State  have  made  so  great 
progress  in  so  short  a  time  as  this  one,  which  is  an  indication 
that  the  bank  has  bright  prospects  before  it.  The  manage- 
ment is  very  accommodating  and  exercising  a  cosmopolitan 


spirit  in  dealing  with  the  people.  The  bank  was  instituted  for 
the  convenience  and  accommodation  of  all  classes  of  people 
and  it  is  deeply  appreciated. 

Mr.  T.  F.  Wrenn  needs  no  commendation  at  our  hands  as 
everyone  who  knows  him  knows  him  as  Tom  Wrenn,  whose 
success  in  life  as  a  modest  business  man  has  not  been  surpassed 
in  the  history  of  our  city  or  state.  He  being  president  of  the 
Home  Banking  Company  makes  it  a  Gibraltar  within  itself. 


Home  Banking  Company 

Mr.  M.  C.  Crowson,  the  cashier,  is  well  equipped  in  every 
way  for  the  responsible  position  he  holds.  He  is  possessed 
of  fine  executive  ability,  is  careful  in  business  dealings,  yet 
broad  enough  to  gather  around  the  institution  a  large  patron- 
age. He  is  counted  one  of  the  best  bankers  in  the  state  and 
is  making  a  record  for  himself  and  for  the  bank  among  busi- 
ness men  of  which  he  may  well  be  proud. 

Mr.  Crowson  is  one  of  the  foremost  young  business  men 
of  the  community.  He  comes  from  a  talented  North  Carolina 
family  and  is  adding  lustre  to  the  name. 


BANK  OF  COMMERCE 


One  of  the  strongest  financial  institutions  in  the  state  as  well 
as  one  of  the  most  useful  is  the  Bank  of  Commerce.  This  bank 
was  organized  in  the  spring  of  1912  and  took  over  the  North 
Carolina  Savings  Bank  &  Trust  Company,  increasing  the  cap- 
ital stock  to  $100,000.  Under  the  new  regime  the  business  of 
the  bank  has  greatly  increased,  both  as  to  individual  deposits 
and  volume  of  business  and  the  outlook  for  a  continued  en- 
largement of  the  business  in  every  way  is  very  satisfactory  to 
the  officials. 


H.  A.  Millis 


The  bank  occupies  the  handsome  six-story  building,  the 
tallest  in  the  city,  which  building  is  the  property  of  the  bank. 
It  has  every  facility  for  convenience  and  safety  and  is  attrac- 
tive to  the  public. 

The  stockholders  of  the  bank  include  many  of  the  most 
prominent  men  in  the  community,  financially  strong  and  con- 
nected with  some  of  the  most  successful  enterprises  in  the 
community.  They  have  planned  to  make  one  of  the  strongest 
financial  institutions  in  the  state. 

The  President  of  the  bank,  Mr.  O.  E.  Kearns,  is  well  known 
here  as  a  successful  manufacturer  and  is  a  financier  whose  influ- 
ence will  be  felt  in  the  community  even  in  a  larger  degree  than 
it  is  now,  as  it  is  a  well  recognized  fact  that  he  has  special 
ability  in  this  capacity.     He  is  a  man  of  executive  ability,  of 


quick  perfection,  keeps  his  own  counsel  apd  brings  about 
results. 

The  cashier  of  the  bank,  Mr.  H.  A.  Millis,  is  a  young  man 
well  qualified  for  the  responsible  position  he  occupies,  and  has 
doubled  the  volume  of  business  in  three  years.  He  is  careful 
and  painstaking  in  his  methods  of  good  judgment  and  safe  in 
all  of  his  transactions,  and  is  doing  valuable  work  for  the  in- 
stitution.    While  he  is  a  young  man  in  years  he  is  a  business 


D.  A.  Pollock 


man  of  experience  and  has  been  successful  in  some  of  the 
largest  manufacturing  plants  here  and  owns  much  valuable  real 
estate. 

Mr.  Millis  besides  his  connection  with  the  bank  is  in- 
terested largely  in  the  manufacturing  business,  being  a  large 
stockholder  in  the  High  Point  Hosiery  Mills  and  Highland  Cot- 
ton Mills. 

Mr.  D.  A.  Pollock  is  assistant  cashier.  He  is  one  of  the  best 
equipped  business  men  in  the  city  and  makes  a  valuable  officer 
in  the  responsible  position  which  he  fills.  Mr.  Pollock  comes 
from  a  talented  and  cultured  family  and  his  splendid  social 
turn  makes  him  very  popular. 


Bank  of  Commerce 


ELWOOD  HOTEL 

One  of  the  best  known  hotels  in  the  state  is  "The  Elwood.** 
It  is  high  class  in  every  particular  and  conducted  in  a  manner 
as  to  win  popular  favor  among  the  traveling  public.  It  has 
200  rooms,  hot  and  cold  water  in  every  room  and  numerous 
baths. 


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Elwood  Hotel 

The  hotel  is  conducted  by  that  prince  of  good  fellows,  Mr. 
W.  H.  Plummer,  who  has  been  in  the  hotel  business  since  he 
was  a  boy.  His  one  thought  is  to  please  his  patrons  and  so 
well  does  he  succeed  that  all  of  the  boys  call  him  "Billy"  and 
like  to  be  with  him. 

The  Elwood  under  Mr.  Plummer's  management  is  growing 
in  popularity. 


WYATT  J.  ARMFIELD 


Mr.  Wyatt  J.  Armfield  is  well  known  as  one  of  the  most 
successful  business  men  in  the  state.  He  came  from  a  well 
known  family  who  have  left  their  impress  on  the  state  and 
added  much  to  the  material  development  of  the  Common- 
wealth. He  was  born  and  reared  on  a  farm  near  High  Point, 
the  homestead  being  situate  on  Deep  river,  and  which  has 
been  in  the  family  for  six  generations.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  local  schools  of  the  neighborhood  and  later  at  Dr. 
Mendenhall's  Academy,  and  at  Oak  Ridge  Institute. 


Wyatt  J.  Armfield 

Mr.  Armfield's  first  business  venture  away  from  home  was 
in  1865,  when  he  became  the  representative  of  a  large  Indiana 
nursery.  He  followed  this  business  successfully  for  several 
years  and  after  his  marriage  in  1  868,  embarked  in  the  nursery 
business  for  himself.  In  this  he  succeeded  beyond  his  expec- 
tations. In  1886,  when  the  National  Bank  of  High  Point  was 
organized,  he  was  elected  president  and  remained  at  the  head 
of  this  institution  until  it  liquidated.  During  all  of  the  years 
of  its  existence  he  directed  its  affairs  as  his  office  required  and 
was  instrumental  in  extending  much  aid  in  establishing  manu- 
facturing plants  in  the  community.  In  this  particular  espe- 
cially the  bank  had  an  exceptional  record,  and  the  community 
owes  much  to  the  president  and  officials  on  account  of  this 
helpful  policy.  Aid  was  never  refused  when  it  could  be  given 
consistent  with  a  safe  and  sound  policy. 

Mr.  Armfield's  banking  influence  was  ever  widening  and 
through  his  influence  and  co-operation,  together  with  that  of 
his  sons,  all  of  whom  chose  the  banking  business,  numerous 
banks  in  the  state  are  in  successful  operation.     Mr.  Armfield 


served  as  a  director  in  the  Greensboro  National  Bank  for  38 
years.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Bank  of  Randolph.  He  and 
his  associates  have  been  instrumental  in  establishing  banks  at 
Asheboro,  Madison,  Graham,  Troy,  Hillsboro,  Mocksville, 
Thomasville  and  Raeford.  His  eldest  son,  the  late  Eugene 
Armfield,  was  for  20  years  or  more  the  leading  spirit  in  the 
successful  conduct  of  the  National  Bank  of  High  Point.  An- 
other son  is  at  the  head  of  the  Bank  of  Randolph,  and  still 
another  president  of  the  Bank  of  Thomasville.  It  has  been  a 
family  of  bankers  and  the  head  of  the  family  may  well  be 
proud  of  their  record. 

Mr.  Armfield  has  been  very  successful  in  all  of  his  affairs. 
He  is  a  man  of  the  soundest  judgment  and  his  advice  has  been 
sought  by  friends  and  neighbors  for  years,  and  freely  given. 
He  has  a  host  of  warm  friends  who  are  proud  of  his  record  as 
a  business  man  and  a  citizen. 


THOMAS  J.  MURPHY 


One  of  the  most  talented  young  men  in  the  state  is  Mr. 
Thomas  J.  Murphy,  who  holds  the  responsible  position  of 
City  Manager. 

Mr.  Murphy  was  born  at  Wilmington,  N.  C.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  and  at  Davidson  Col- 
lege, where  he  graduated.  He  afterwards  studied  at  George 
Washington  University  and  after  receiving  his  diploma  moved 
to  Greensboro.  He  practiced  law  in  that  city  until  he  was 
called  into  public  service.  He  served  as  mayor  of  Greensboro 
from  1905  to  1907.  In  1909  he  was  elected  to  the  lower 
house  of  the  General  Assembly,  where  he  served  with  dis- 
tinction. 


Thomas  J.  Murphy 


In  1  9  I  I  Mr.  Murphy  was  elected  mayor  and  commissioner 
of  finance  of  Greensboro,  in  which  position  he  served  accept- 
ably for  six  years.  He  was  the  first  to  hold  this  position  under 
the  commission  form  of  government,  rendering  valuable  ser- 
vices to  the  city. 

In  May,  1917,  Mr.  Murphy  was  chosen  City  Manager  of 
High  Point  and  the  city  is  moving  forward  under  his  able 
guidance. 

Mr.  Murphy  is  a  thorough-going  North  Carolinian  and 
gives  much  of  his  time  to  every  progressive  movement  which 
tends  to  the  upbuilding  of  his  state.  He  is  well  equipped  in- 
tellectually, socially  and  in  a  business  way  for  the  responsible 
place  he  holds  in  the  public  eye. 

For  two  terms  Mr.  Murphy  was  president  of  the  State  Mu- 
nicipal Association  and  is  now  state  president  of  the  Elks'  As- 
sociation. 


MR.  R.  A.  WHEELER 


One  of  the  best  known  business  men  in  High  Point  is  Mr. 
R.  A.  Wheeler.  He  bgean  with  the  town  and  has  been  in 
close  touch  with  its  interests  through  all  the  years  of  its  pro- 
gress. He  is  progressive  on  all  lines  and  has  contributed  much 
to  the  building  of  the  city.  When  High  Point  was  a  village 
he  established  what  was  then  the  largest  hardware  business  in 
the  county,  which  has  grown  into  what  is  now  Beeson  Hard- 
ware Company.    He  established  the  first  factory  for  the  manu- 


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R.  A.  Wheeler 


facture  of  caskets,  which  has  developed  into  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  in  the  community.  He  has  established  and  run  big 
businesses  with  success,  but  he  says  it  is  a  hard  matter  for  him 
to  keep  a  good  one. 

Mr.  Wheeler  is  identified  with  every  movement  for  the  bet- 
terment of  his  city  and  county  and  is  looked  upon  as  a  leader 
in  public  affairs.  He  has  often  taken  an  active  interest  in 
politics  in  behalf  of  friends  and  his  influence  has  counted  for 
much.  Recently  Governor  Bickett  appointed  Mr.  Wheeler  a 
member  of  the  exemption  board  and  is  at  present  its  active 
secretary. 


W.  D.  SIMMONS 


Mr.  W.  D.  Simmons  has  been  a  citizen  of  High  Point  for 
20  years.  He  came  here  to  engage  in  the  manufacturing  busi- 
ness which  he  conducted  successfully  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  severed  his  connection  with  this  line  of  work  only  to  look 
after  his  private  affairs.  He  has  for  more  than  ten  years  been 
engaged  in  developments  of  real  estate  which  have  required 
all  of  his  time.  One  of  Mr.  Simmons'  important  deals  in  late 
years  was  the  purchase  of  a  block  in  the  center  of  the  business 


W.  D.  Simmons 


section  of  the  city,  one  of  the  largest  real  estate  deals  in  the 
history  of  the  town.  In  this  he  was  associated  equally  with  Mr. 
O.  A.  Kirkman. 

Mr.  Simmons  is  recognized  as  a  man  of  ability,  possessed 
of  good  business  qualification  and  takes  considerable  interest 
in  the  progress  and  development  of  the  community.  He  is  a 
man  of  sound  judgment,  careful  in  his  movements,  which  go 
towards  ultimate  success. 


W.  H.  RAGAW 


Mr.  W.  H.  Ragan  is  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of  High 
Point,  his  residence  dating  back  about  as  far  as  any  citizen 
here.  He  was  born  in  1  846  in  Randolph  county.  His  father 
moved  to  Guilford  county  when  he  was  about  1 4  years  old 
and  commenced  farming  and  merchandising  nine  miles  south- 
east of  Greensboro. 

In  I860  Mr.  Ragan  went  to  Franklinville,  N.  C.,  to  learn 
the  cotton  milling  business  and  worked  there  until  1865. 


W.  H.  Ragan 


He  came  to  High  Point  in  1  866,  and  went  into  the  mercan- 
tile business,  being  one  of  the  firm  of  Pleasants,  Ragan  &  Co. 

Subsequently  he  was  instrumental  in  organizing  some  of 
the  larger  plants  here  as  well  as  at  other  places.  Mr.  Ragan 
is  now  engaged  in  the  insurance  and  other  lines  of  business. 
He  takes  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  county  and  city. 

Mr.  Ragan  is  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  A.  & 
M.  College.  He  served  1 8  years  on  the  City  School  Board 
and  several  terms  as  alderman. 


O.  ARTHUR  KIRKMAN 


Mr.  O.  Arthur  Kirkman  is  among  the  most  successful  young 
business  men  of  the  community.  He  was  born  and  reared  in 
High  Point,  his  parents  being  among  the  first  settlers  of  the 
community.  He  began  business  for  himself  when  he  was  only 
a  boy  and  from  the  beginning  met  with  success.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  was  among  the  leading  manufacturers  of  the 
city,  being  the  proprietor  of  High  Point  Bed  Spring  Com- 
pany, but  a  few  years  ago  disposed  of  the  business  to  enter 
a  larger  and  more  active  field  of  endeavor. 


O.  A.  Kirkman 


For  the  past  seven  years  Mr.  Kirkman  has  been  interested 
largely  in  real  estate  holdings  and  is  now  engaged  in  its  de- 
velopment. He  with  Mr.  W.  D.  Simmons  purchased  what  is 
known  as  the  Ragan  block  in  the  business  section  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Kirkman  was  the  first  to  establish  public  auto  service 
between  High  Point  and  other  cities,  which  he  still  conducts  on 
a  large  scale. 


CARTER  DALTON 


Mr.  Carter  Dalton  is  one  of  the  most  promising  young  attor- 
neys in  the  state.  He  is  the  junior  member  of  the  well  known 
law  firm  of  Peacock  &  Dalton.  He  was  Horn  in  Greensboro, 
Guilford  county,  N.  C.,  in  1  884.  When  very  young  he  moved 
with  his  parents  to  High  Point  and  lived  here  for  ten  years. 
He  then  moved  to  Greensboro,  returning  here  June  1,  1913. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  High  Point 
and  Greensboro,  graduating  from  the  High  School  of  High 
Point  in  1902,  and  entered  the  University  of  North  Carolina 
as  a  student  the  same  year,  graduating  with  the  degree  of  Ph.B. 
in  1906.  He  took  two  summer  terms  in  the  Law  Department 
at  the  University  and  received  a  license  to  practice  law.  He 
then  attended  the  Harvard  law  school  for  three  years,  grad- 
uating in  1909  with  the  de<?ree  of  LL.  B  when  he  located  in 
Greensboro,  commencing  the  practice  of  his  profession  and 
remaining  there  for  four  years,  during  which  tim.e  he  acted  as 
assistant  counsel  for  the  Southern  Life  and  Trust  Company 
and  allied  corporations.  Mr.  Dalton  is  a  son  of  Robert  Frank 
and  Caroline  Blackwell  (Sparrow)  Dalton.  On  October  8, 
1913,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Drew  Land,  and  they  have 
two  children. 

In  his  profession  Mr.  Dalton  has  achieved  success.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association,  the  Harvard  Law 
School  Association  and  the  North  Carolina  Bar  Association. 

On  June  1 ,  1  9 1  5  he  was  chosen  Judge  of  the  Municipal 
Court  and  served  until  November  1,  1916,  resigning  this  po- 
sition on  the  latter  date. 

In  the  fall  of  1916  elected  to  Legislature  from  Guilford 
county.  During  the  1917  session  of  the  General  Assembly  he 
acted  as  chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  and  was  chair- 
man of  the  Insurance  Committee  and  a  member  of  the 
following  additional  committees:  Finance,  Appropriations, 
Manufactures  and  Labor,  Calendar,  Constitutional  Amend- 
ments, Regulation  of  Public  Corporations,  Internal  Improve- 
ments, Trustees  of  University  and  Emergency  No.  3.  He  was 
chosen  by  his  fellow  members  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives to  present  a  silver  service  to  the  Speaker.  Mr.  Dalton 
was  appointed  by  the  Speaker  a  member  of  the  Code  Com- 
mission and  he  is  now  actively  engaged  in  consolidating  and 
revising  the  statute  laws  of  the  state  which  must  be  completed 
in  time  for  action  by  the  1919  Legislature 

Mr.  Dalton  takes  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  commu- 
nity and  is  popular  with  all.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Masonic  order.  Elks,  Commercial  Club,  Knights  of  Py- 
thias, Junior  Order  and  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  an 
enthusiastic  and  loyal  member  of  the  Beta  Thea  Pi  Fraternity, 
and  when  a  student  he  caused  to  be  erected  the  handsome  fra- 
ternity building  which  now  graces  the  campus. 


COL.  WESCOTT  ROBERSON 


Col.  Roberson  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  as  well  as  one 
of  the  most  successful  lawyers  in  the  state.  His  practice  of  law 
began  with  his  citizenship  here  and  from  the  beginning  he  be- 
came the  leader  of  his  profession.  Few  men  of  his  age  have 
met  with  greater  success  in  the  profession  and  his  ability  and 
achievements  are  recognized  and  appreciated  in  the  state.  He 
is  not  only  a  successful  lawyer  but  a  successful  business  man 
and  is  closely  identified  with  some  of  the  financial  and  manu- 
facturing enterprises  of  the  city.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  North  Carolina. 


Col.  Wescott  Roberson 


Col.  Roberson  is  the  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Roberson,  Barnhart  and  Smith.  Among  their  clients  they 
represent  the  Southern  Railway  Company  as  special  counsel, 
and  Carolina  and  Yadkin  River  Railroad  as  general  counsel; 
North  Carolina  Public  Service  Company,  Southern  Bell  Tele- 
phone Company,  Wachovia  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  South- 
ern Express  Company,  and  Arctic  Ice  &  Coal  Company,  as  well 
as  many  of  the  local  industries. 

Colonel  Roberson  is  interested  in  many  of  the  successful 
lines  of  business  in  the  community.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  High  Point  branch  of  the  Wachovia 
Bank  &  Trust  Company,  as  well  as  a  member  of  the  parent 
institution  at  Winston;  president  Amos  Hosiery  Company;  di- 
rector Southern  Mirror  Co.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Southern 
Car  Company,  and  a  director  in  the  Central  Ice  Company, 
Birmingham,  Ala. ;  Atlantic  Fire  Insurance  Company,  Raleigh, 


N.  C. ;  Ring  Drug  Company,  Marsh  Furniture  Company;  Pied- 
mont Building  and  Loan  Association  and  the  CaroHna  &  Yad- 
kin River  Railway  Company,  High  Point.  He  is  also  vice 
president  of  the  North  Carolina  Public  Service  Company 
and  vice  president  of  the  Carolina  and  Yadkin  River  Railway 
Company,  High  Point.  Colonel  Roberson's  ability,  integrity, 
keen  business  intelligence  and  careful  attention  to  all  of  his 
affairs  have  won  for  him  a  place  high  in  the  confidence  of  the 
people. 

Colonel  Roberson  has  been  often  honored  by  the  county, 
having  been  chosen  three  times  consecutively  as  a  representa- 
tive in  the  General  Assembly.  As  a  public  man  he  gained  a 
splendid  reputation,  but  voluntarily  turned  away  from  politics 
in  order  to  give  his  entire  time  to  the  practice  of  law  and  busi- 
ness, in  which  he  is  succeeding  beyond  measure. 


THOMAS  J.  GOLD 

Mr.  Gold  is  a  lawyer  with  offices  in  room.s  203  and  205 
of  the  Bank  of  Commerce  building.  Graduating  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  North  Carolina  in  1  903  and  completing  the  law  course 
in  1904  he  came  to  High  Point  in  1905,  forming  a  partner- 
ship with  Major  Chas.  M.  Stedman,  with  whom  he  continued 
to  practice  till  Major  Stedman  became  a  member  of  Con- 
gress. Mr.  Gold  was  Judge  of  the  Municipal  Court  of  the  City 
of  High  Point  in  1911  and  1912  and  was  a  member  of  the 
North  Carolina  General  Assembly  in  1913  and  1914.  He  is 
a  Mason,  an  Elk,  a  Shriner  and  vice  president  of  the  Com- 
mercial Club.  He  is  also  chairman  of  the  executive  commit- 
tee of  the  High  Point  chapter  of  the  American  Red  Cross. 
Mr.  Gold  is  a  skillful  lawyer,  has  a  large  practice  to  which  he 
devotes  himself  actively  and  successfully.  He  is  married, 
has  two  boys,  nine  and  six  years  old,  owns  and  lives  in  a  hand- 
some home  in  Oakwood  Court,  and  has  considerable  real  es- 
tate in  the  city  and  county. 

Mr.  Gold  is  very  popular  in  the  community  and  is  fre- 
quently called  on  by  local  organizations  and  municipality  to 
take  the  leading  part  in  matters  pertaining  to  the  progress  and 
betterment  of  the  city. 


THE  CONSOLIDATED  VENEER  &  PANEL  CO. 


In  1916  there  was  a  consolidation  of  Veneer  and  Panel 
plants  at  High  Point  and  Thomasville,  under  the  name  of  The 
Consolidated  Veneer  &  Panel  Co.,  of  High  Point,  which  is  now 
one  of  the  largest  plants  of  the  kind  in  the  South,  having  the 
greatest  capacity  of  any  plant  east  of  the  Ohio  and  south  of 
the  Potomac. 

The  company  manufactures  panels,  veneers,  tops  and  fronts 
for  desks  and  other  furniture,  and  their  trade  covers  all  the 
territory  east  of  the  Mississippi  river.  In  fact,  70  per  cent,  of 
the  output  goes  North  and  East. 

The  Company  has  met  with  signal  success;  the  business  for 
1917  being  300  per  cent,  greater  than  it  was  during  the  pre- 
vious year. 


Residence  of  W.  G.  Munyan 


The  Veneer  Mills  are  located  at  High  Point,  West  End  and 
Thomasville,  and  the  Panel  Mills  at  High  Point  and  Thomas- 
ville. 

Mr.  R.  R.  Ragan  is  president  and  John  W.  Clinard,  vice- 
president  of  the  company. 

Mr.  W.  G.  Munyan  is  secretary  and  treasurer  and  is  the 
active  officer  in  the  management  of  the  company.  Mr.  Mun- 
yan is  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  moved  to  High  Point  from  Balti- 
more six  years  ago  and  has  become  closely  identified  with 
every  phase  of  the  city's  life  and  business.  He  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  in  the  line  of  business  in  which  he  is  now  engaged, 
having  started  in  it  in  1883.  He  is  practical  and  well-endow- 
ed with  executive  ability. 

Mr.  Munyan  is  one  of  our  most  progressive  citizens,  broad 
and  liberal  in  his  views  and  is  among  the  first  to  encourage  any 
forward  movement  and  help  any  worthy  object. 


DR.  I.  THURMAN  MANN 


Dr.  I.  Thurman  Mann,  while  among  the  younger  physicians 
and  surgeons  of  the  city,  is  one  of  the  most  successful.  Dr. 
Mann  is  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Mann,  of  this  city.  His 
father  has  been  one  of  the  leading  druggists  of  the  community 
for  25  years. 

Dr.  Mann  was  born  at  Siler  City,  but  moved  here  with  his 
parents  when  he  was  a  boy.  He  received  his  primary  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  High  Point,  afterwards  attend- 
ing Trinity  College  and  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  He 


afterwards  entered  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia, 
where  he  graduated  in  1912.  After  graduation  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  a  responsible  position  in  King's  County  Hospital, 
Brooklyn,  where  he  remained  for  25  months,  doing  a  general 
practice  and  specializing  in  surgery.  In  1915  Dr.  Mann  be- 
gan the  practice  of  medicine  here  at  home,  where  he  has  met 
with  success..  In  I  9  I  7  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  Dr. 
H.  B.  Hiatt. 

Dr.  Mann  is  well  equipped  in  every  way  for  the  high  calling 
he  has  chosen  and  is  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  most  prom- 
ising young  physicians  in  the  state. 


A.  T.  WISHART 


Mr.  Wishart  is  not  only  one  of  the  most  successful  traveling 
men  in  the  South,  but  one  whose  business  ability  and  progres- 
sive spirit  is  recognized  by  all.  He  is  the  representative  of 
two  well  known  manufacturing  establishments  and  has  his 
offices  in  High  Point,  where  his  business  ability  and  progressive 
citizenship  is  appreciated. 

Mr.  Wishart  is  manager  of  the  High  Point  branch  of  the 
National  Lock  Company,  of  Rockford,  Ills.,  and  for  Foster, 
Merriam  &  Company,  of  Meriden,  Conn.,  two  concerns  well 
and  favorably  known  throughout  the  South,  where  they  have 
built  a  large  business. 


A.  T.  Wishart 


The  National  Lock  Company  manufactures  cabinet  locks, 
butts,  hinges,  furniture  trimmings,  wood  screws,  bolts,  cabinet 
hardware  and  furniture  trimmings. 

Foster,  Merriam  &  Company  are  makers  of  cabinet  and 
special  hardware,  bath  room  fixtures,  casters,  gray  iron  and 
brass  castings. 

These  lines  have  all  been  handled  successfully  by  Mr.  Wish- 
art and  through  him  a  large  trade  has  been  established  over 
a  wide  territory. 

Mr.  Wishart  combines  the  qualities  of  a  splendid  salesman 
with  those  of  a  fine  executive  and  has  an  admirable 
social  turn.  He  is  state  director  of  the  Travelers'  Protective 
Association;  commissioner  of  the  Boy  Scouts;  a  life  member 
of  the  Order  of  Elks,  a  prominent  Shriner  and  the  command- 
ing officer  of  the  High  Point  unit  of  Home  Guards  of  Guil- 
ford county. 


MAJ.  L.  C.  SINCLAIR 


One  of  the  most  prominent  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful young  business  men  of  the  community  is  Maj.  L.  C. 
Sinclair,  president  of  the  Mrytle  Desk  Company,  the  largest 
factory  of  the  kind  in  the  South. 

Maj.  Sinclair  has  been  a  citizen  of  High  Point  about  eleven 
years  and  during  that  time  he  has  done  much  to  bring  suc- 
cess to  the  business  in  which  he  is  engaged. 

Maj.  Sinclair  is  a  son  of  the  late  Col.  P.  J.  Sinclair,  a  promi- 
nent lawyer  of  Marion,  N.  C,  who  was  born  on  the  Island  of 
Tyree,  Scotland,  in  1833,  and  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents,  who  were  Presbyterian  missionaries.  Col.  Sinclair 
served  in  the  Civil  war,  enlisting  as  private  at  Fayetteville.  At 
the  close  of  the  war  he  was  lieutenant  colonel  of  his  regiment. 


Maj.  L.  C.  Sinclair 


Maj.  L.  C.  Sinclair  was  born  and  reared  at  Marion,  N.  C, 
where  the  family  has  long  held  a  prominent  position.  He  was 
educated  at  the  public  schools  of  Marion,  the  A.  &  M.  Col- 
lege and  State  University.  He  was  licensed  to  practice  law 
three  months  before  coming  of  age  and  received  a  special  cer- 
tificate for  proficiency  in  the  mastery  of  the  law  course  pre- 
scribed at  the  University.  He  was  special  counsel  for  the 
C.  C.  &  O.  Railway  and  bought  most  of  the  right  of  way  and 
passed  on  the  title  to  the  road  bed  of  this  railroad  through 
North  Carolina. 

During  his  residence  in  High  Point  since  1  906,  he  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  and  on  the  School 
Board.  Maj.  Sinclair  was  a  member  of  Governor  Craig's  staff. 
In  February,  1915,  he  was  elected  Exalted  Ruler  of  the  High 
Point  Lodge  of  Elks.  In  1917  Mr.  Sinclair  was  honored  by 
the  Grand  Lodge,  being  elected  district  deputy  for  North 
Carolina. 


HIGH  POINT  MACHINE  WORKS,  INC. 


One  of  the  most  successful  plants  in  the  city,  and  one  that 
is  closely  allied  with  the  furniture  business  is  the  High  Point 
Machine  Works,  inc.  It  includes  a  modern  machine  shop  and 
foundry  combined,  and  not  only  does  repair  work  on  a  large 
scale,  but  manufactures  various  special  machinery,  glass  bev- 
eling machinery,  chair  leveling  machinery,  and  factory  trucks. 
The  incorporators  of  this  company  are  W.  W.  Smith,  presi- 
dent; L.  E.  York,  vice  president;  Warren  L.  Smith,  secretary 
and  treasurer;  C.  C.  Smith  and  L.  A.  Spaugh.  The  incorpora- 
tors are  all  actively  engaged  in  the  business,  and  have  practi- 
cally spent  their  lives  in  this  class  of  business. 


Plant  of  High  Point  Machine  Works 


Mr.  W.  W.  Smith  is  one  of  the  best  if  not  the  best  mechanic 
in  the  South,  having  learned  his  trade  in  the  large  woodwork- 
ing machinery  plants  in  Pennsylvania,  and  has  acted  as  super- 
intendent in  several  of  these  large  plants.  Mr.  York  and  Mr. 
C.  C.  Smith  are  also  skilled  mechanics  and  Mr.  Spaugh,  who 
has  charge  of  our  foundry  is  second  to  none  as  a  molder.  The 
experience  of  W.  L.  Smith  has  been  altogether  in  office  work 
in  this  same  line  of  business,  and  he  has  charge  of  the  office. 
The  machine  shop  is  60x200  feet  in  size,  two  stories  high,  the 
second  floor  being  devoted  to  a  pattern  storage  room,  and  the 
foundry  is  85x180  feet.  The  plant  is  well  equipped  and 
employs  a  number  of  skilled  mechanics,  and  the  company  is 
enjoying  a  constantly  increasing  business  and  are  shipping  as 
far  west  as  Texas  and  Michigan. 


HIGH  POINT  HOSPITAL 

High  Point  Hospital  is  a  source  of  pride  to  the  town.  It  is 
conducted  on  a  high  plane,  has  a  splendid  record  and  is  doing^ 
a  great  work  for  the  community  and  enjoys  a  patronage  from 
many  parts  of  the  state. 

It  occupies  a  large  brick  building  near  the  center  of  the  city, 
suitable  in  every  way  for  an  up-to-date  sanitorium.  The  hos- 
pital is  under  the  control  of  Dr.  J.  T.  Burrus,  Dr.  H.  W.  Mc- 
Cain and  Dr.  D.  A.  Stanton,  who  are  responsible  for  its  main- 
tenance under  the  splendid  conditions  under  which  it  operates. 

It  represents  an  investment  of  $40,000,  has  a  corps  of  20 
trained  assistants.  During  the  past  year  there  were  many  sur- 
gical operations  with  a  small  per  cent  of  mortality. 


Dr.  J.  T.  Burrus 


The  operating  department  of  the  hospital  is  all  modern 
equipment,  tile  flooring,  well  lighted  and  located,  apart  from 
the  main  wards  so  as  not  to  disturb  other  patients.  Already 
plans  are  being  considered  for  other  improvements  in  order 
to  meet  the  demand.  Turkish  and  Bohemian  baths  have  been 
added,  and  it  is  the  intention  of  those  in  charge  to  make  ulti- 
mately a  modern  sanitorium. 

Dr.  Burrus  and  associates  are  skilled  physicians  and  sur- 
geons, and  are  now  not  only  giving  the  city  first  class  hospital 
work,  but  are  making  for  themselves  state-wide  reputations. 

It  is  now  known  far  and  wide  that  the  skill  at  the  command 
of  the  people  who  enter  this  institution  is  second  to  none,  and 
the  facilities  are  all  that  any  one  could  ask. 

Dr.  Burrus,  the  principal  stockholder,  is  at  present  serving 
the  government  in  one  of  the  large  hospitals  with  the  rank  of 
major. 


DR.  C.  S.  GRAYSON 


Dr.  C.  S.  Grayson  is  a  native  of  McDowell  county,  and  early 
in  life  began  to  study  medicine.  He  attended  the  local  schools 
in  the  neighborhod  and  afterwards  attended  the  University  of 
Tennessee,  academic  department.  He  graduated  at  George 
Washington  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  and  has  taken 
special  courses  at  Johns  Hopkins,  Lying-in  and  Post  Graduate 
hospitals  in  New  York  and  later  took  a  special  course  in  dis- 
eases of  children  at  Harvard  University,  Boston.  While  Dr. 
Grayson's  practice  is  not  limited  to  any  special  work,  much  of 
his  time  in  post  graduate  work  was  spent  on  diseases  of  women 


Dr.  C.  S.  Grayson 


and  children.  Dr.  Grayson  came  to  High  Point  in  1907,  and 
is  counted  one  of  the  most  successful  physicians  in  the  commu- 
nity. He  takes  a  prominent  part  in  local  and  state  medical 
societies,  where  his  ability  is  recognized. 

In  a  business  way  Dr.  Grayson  is  also  prominently  con- 
nected, being  a  director  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce  and  inter- 
ested in  other  lines  of  business.  He  takes  much  interest  in  fra- 
ternal orders  and  is  a  member  of  practically  all  of  the  local 
orders.  He  is  the  owner  of  some  of  the  best  real  estate  in  the 
city. 


DR.  CLAUDE  E.  REITZEL 


Dr.  Claude  E.  Reitzel  was  born  in  Alamance  county  and 
was  reared  in  Randolph.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
the  community  and  afterwards  entered  the  well  known  Lib- 
erty Normal  School,  where  he  graduated  with  honors.  His 
early  education  was  with  a  view  to  the  study  of  medicine,  and 
in  the  interim  he  taught  school  for  two  years.  He  subsequently 
completed  his  course  in  medicine  at  Baltimore,  Atlanta  and 
Chicago. 

After  receiving  his  license  from  the  State  Board,  Dr.  Reitzel 
practiced  medicine  at  Youngsville,  N.  C,  where  he  met  with 
success.     Deciding  to  move  to  a  larger  community  he  located 


Dr.  Claude  E.  Reitzel 


in  High  Point  in  1  905,  where  by  his  skill  and  close  attention  to 
his  business  he  has  built  up  a  very  large  practice.  Dr.  Reitzel 
is  a  prominent  Mason  and  is  ever  identified  with  that  spirit 
which  is  active  for  the  progress  of  the  community.  He  has 
always  taken  an  interest  in  civic  affairs. 

Dr.  Reitzel  was  president  and  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  J.  A.  Hart  Drug  Company,  of  this  city,  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  successful  retail  drug  houses  in  the  com- 
munity. He  is  vice-president  of  the  High  Point  Hospital  and 
instructor  in  materia  medica  in  the  Nurse  Training  School 
there.  He  fathered  the  organization  that  established  the  Luth- 
eran church  here,  and  has  been  an  elder  in  that  church  since 
its  organization. 


DR.  SAMUEL  S.  COE 


Dr.  Samuel  S.  Coe  is  a  native  of  Guilford  county,  where  his 
people  have  resided  for  several  generations.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  his  county  and  the  well  known  Normal  school  at 
Liberty.  He  went  from  the  schools  of  this  state  to  the  Univer- 
sity of  Tennessee.  He  entered  the  University  College  of  Med- 
icine, Richmond,  when  quite  a  young  man  and  graduated 
with  distinction.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  the  same  year 
of  graduation. 

Dr.  Coe  came  to  High  Point  in  1912,  and  entered  at  once 
into  a  practice  which  has  grown  to  be  large  in  a  very  short 
time.  He  is  a  man  of  wide  capabilities,  progressive,  energetic, 
and  takes  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  community.  He 


is  a  medical  director  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Children's 
Home,  located  near  this  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Medical  Association,  the  North  Carolina  Medical  Association, 
and  the  Guilford  County  Medical  Society,  and  has  a  special 
license  to  practice  medicine  in  the  State  of  Georgia.  Dr.  Coe 
was  born  on  a  farm,  working  his  way  through  college  he  has 
made  a  success  so  far  in  life. 

Dr.  Coe  takes  much  interest  in  the  fraternal  orders  of  the 
community  and  is  an  active  and  influential  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellows,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Red  Men  and  Maccabees  of  the 
World.  He  also  takes  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  de- 
nomination, being  an  official  member  of  the  M.  P.  Church. 


Dr.  Samuel  S.  Coe 


DR.  H.  w.  McCain 


Dr.  H.  W.  McCain  has  been  practicing  medicine  in  High 
Point  for  nine  years  and  has  been  very  successful,  indeed.  He 
is  a  native  of  Union  county.  Early  in  life  he  began  his  studies 
with  a  view  to  practicing  medicine.  He  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  county.  He  attended 
the  Presbyterian  College  of  South  Carolina  and  afterwards 
graduated  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  taking  the  A.  B. 
course.     He  pursued  his  studies  at  the  University  of  North 


Dr.  H.  W.  McCain 


Carolina  after  graduation,  taking  two  years  in  the  medical  de- 
partment. Subsequently  he  entered  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege, Philadelphia,  where  he  took  a  high  stand.  He  also  took 
a  post  graduate  course  of  1  8  months  in  hospital  work.  He  is 
a  public  spirited  citizen,  taking  an  active  part  in  all  move- 
ments inaugurated  for  the  advancement  of  the  community. 
He  is  a  member  of  practically  all  of  the  local  fraternal  orders 
and  is  popular  among  his  friends. 

Dr.  McCain  is  one  of  the  owners  of  the  High  Point  Hospital 
and  gives  much  of  his  time  to  practice  there. 


DR.  W.  J.  McANALLY 


Dr.  W.  J.  McAnally  was  born  in  Stokes  county  on  a  farm. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  the  county  and  the  high 
schools  in  adjacent  towns.  He  entered  the  Medical  College  of 
Virginia  when  quite  young  and  graduated  with  honors.  He 
also  graduated  at  the  University  of  Maryland.  Subsequently 
after  practicing  for  a  while  he  took  post  graduate  courses  at 
the  Polyclinic  Hospital  in  New  York. 

Dr.  McAnally  came  to  High  Point  in  1898  and  entered  at 
once  on  an  active  career.  He  has  a  large  and  growing  prac- 
tice and  is  looked  upon  as  a  most  progressive  man  in  profes- 


Dr.  W.  J.  McAnally 


sional  and  business  life.  He  takes  an  interest  in  civic  affairs 
and  while  a  member  of  the  school  board  was  instrumental  in 
establishing  a  domestic  science  department  in  the  city  schools. 
He  is  a  Mason  and  also  a  member  of  other  orders. 

Dr.  McAnally  is  the  owner  of  some  of  the  best  improved 
real  estate  in  the  city.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Kearns  Furniture 
Company  and  Globe-Parlor  Furniture  Company. 

Dr.  McAnally  is  at  present  in  the  National  Army,  holding  an 
important  office  in  the  hospital  at  Camp  Greene,  Charlotte. 
He  is  making  a  great  sacrifice  for  his  country. 


DR.  F.  R.  TAYLOR 


Dr.  Taylor  while  not  among  the  older  residents  of  the  city,  is 
annong  the  most  prominent  physicians  and  progressive  citizens, 
having  in  just  a  short  time  made  for  himself  an  enviable  reputa- 
tion as  a  citizen  and  professionally. 

Dr.  Taylor  was  born  in  the  state  of  New  Jersey.  He  soon 
moved  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  received  his  early  education, 
taking  the  degree  of  B.  S.  at  Haverford  College  in  1  909  and 
M.  D.  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1913.  He  was 
intern  in  Germantown  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  19)3-14,  and 
licensed  to  practice  in  both  North  Carolina  and  New  Jersey, 
1913.      Dr.  Taylor   was   secretary-treasurer     of     the  High 


Dr.  F.  R.  Taylor 


Point-Thomasville  Academy  of  Mecidine  in  the  year  1916. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Guilford  County  and  the  North 
Carolina  Medical  Societies,  the  Southern  Medical  Association 
and  the  Barton  Cooke  Hirst  Obstetrical  Society  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania;  Fellow  of  the  American  Medical  As- 
sociation. He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia 
County  Medical  Society.  He  took  a  post  graduate  course  in 
the  disease  of  children.  High  Point,  1916,  under  auspices  of 
the  University  of  North  Carolina.  In  September,  1914,  Dr. 
Taylor  was  married  to  Miss  Rachel  E.  Farlow,  of  Guilford 
College.  He  located  in  High  Point  in  October  1914  and  be- 
gan a  successful  career.  He  is  among  the  state's  best  equipped 
physicians  and  progressive  along  all  lines  for  civic  betterment. 


WM.  A.  RING 


Mr.  Wm.  A.  Ring  is  at  the  head  of  the  Ring  Drug  Com- 
pany, a  well  known  firm  of  the  city,  and  one  which  commands 
a  large  patronage  in  and  out  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Ring  is  the  largest  stockholder  and  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  company,  and  gives  it  close  attention.     He  is  a 


Wm.   A.  Ring 


practical  man,  being  a  graduate  in  pharmacy,  and  back  of  this 
is  28  years'  experience.  He  is  counted  one  of  the  best  pharma- 
cists in  the  state,  and  a  good  business  man.  He  has  been  a 
citizen  ^f  High  Point  for  1  9  years,  and  has  built  up  a  business 
of  which  he  may  be  justly  proud. 

Mr.  Ring  is  the  owner  of  valuable  real  estate.  He  is  public- 
spirited  and  interested  in  the  progress  of  the  city. 


DR.  D.  A.  STANTON 


Dr.  David  A.  Stanton  is  the  senior  physician  in  the  city  in 
point  of  service.  He  was  born  in  Randolph  county  and  re- 
ceived his  primary  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  after- 
wards attended  Guilford  College  and  graduated  at  Vander- 
bilt  University.  He  has  taken  post  graduate  courses  in  some 
of  the  best  institutions  in  America,  among  the  number  being; 
Johns  Hopkins,  Richmond  Medical  College,  Mayos,  Rochester, 
Conn.,  New  York,  Boston  and  Philadelphia.  Dr.  Stanton 
was  city  physician  six  years,  and  is  now  surgeon  for  the  South- 
ern Railway  and  special  examiner  for  the  T.  P.  A.  and  many 


Dr.  D  A.  Stanton 


large  insurance  companies.  He  takes  a  prominent  part  in  the 
local  and  state  medical  societies,  in  which  he  has  held  some  re- 
sponsible positions,  being  secretary  of  the  state  society  for 
several  terms.  Dr.  Stanton  is  a  stockholder  in  the  High  Point 
Hospital.  He  was  one  of  the  examining  physicians  under  the 
draft  act. 

Dr.  Stanton,  while  a  busy  man  in  his  profession,  is  con- 
nected in  a  business  way  with  some  of  the  larger  institutions  of 
the  city.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Commercial  National  Bank, 
High  Point  Savings  &  Trust  Company  and  the  High  Point 
Perpetual  Builidng  &  Loan  Association.  He  has  not  only 
achieved  success  in  his  profession,  but  in  a  business  way,  and  is 
the  owner  of  some  of  the  best  business  property  in  the  city. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  City  Council  in  which  position  he 
has  often  served  before. 


Dr.  H.  B.  HIATT 

Dr.  H.  B.  Hiatt  is  a  native  of  Sampson  county.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  the  county,  Horner  Military 
School,  University  of  North  Carolina,  University  of  Maryland 
and  Johns  Hopkins  University.  Subsequently  he  took  several 
special  courses,  the  last  at  the  Washington  University  at  St, 
Louis,  on  internal  diseases. 


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Dr.  H.  B.  Hiatt 

Dr.  Hiatt  moved  to  High  Point  in  1913.  He  has  been  prac- 
ticing medicine  successfully  for  eleven  years.  He  has  built  up 
a  large  practice  here  and  stands  high  in  the  profession  in  the 
state.  Dr.  Hiatt  is  progressive  on  all  lines,  well  equipped 
and  takes  much  interest  in  the  development  of  the  community. 
He  is  very  popular  with  all. 

Dr.  Hiatt  was  an  officer  in  the  medical  corps  when  trouble 
was  anticipated  in  Mexico  and  served  six  months  on  the  bor- 
der, ranking  as  lieutenant. 

In  July,  1917,  Governor  Bickett  named  him  as  one  of  the 
local  exemption  board. 


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GEORGE  A.  MATTON 

One  of  the  most  expert  pharmacists  in  the  state  is  Mr.  Geo. 
A.  Matton,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  Matton  Drug  Co.  For 
thirty  years  or  more  he  has  conducted  successfully  the  drug 
business  here  and  is  well  known  as  one  of  the  leading  busi- 
ness men  of  the  community.  He  has  a  record  as  a  business 
man  enjoyed  by  few  people  and  it  is  well  deserved.  He  is 
a  man  of  high  character  and  counts  his  friends  among  those 
who  appreciate  the  excellent  qualities  in  manhood. 


Geo.  A.  Matton 


Mr.  Matton  has  not  only  succeeded  in  the  drug  business  but 
has  encouraged  other  interests  here  which  have  been  benefi- 
cial to  the  community.  He  takes  much  interest  in  fraternal 
orders  and  has  been  an  official  in  more  than  one  extending 
through  many  years. 

Mr.  Matton  has  a  most  interesting  family,  three  sons  who 
are  an  honor  to  their  parents  as  well  as  to  the  community.  Two 
of  them  are  lieutenants  in  the  National  Army,  while  the  eldest, 
while  awaiting  the  call  of  his  country,  at  present  is  at  the  head 
of  the  American  Tobacco  Company  in  Panama. 


J.  E.  KIRKMAN 


Mr.  J.  Edward  Kirkman  has  been  connected  with  the  manu- 
facturing business  here  longer  than  any  other  High  Point  citi- 
zen. He  has  lived  in  High  Point  since  he  was  a  boy,  receiving 
his  primary  education  in  the  schools  of  the  town.  When  a 
young  man  he  began  with  the  first  manufacturing  plant  here, 
what  is  now  known  as  the  Snow  Lumber  Company.  He  as- 
sisted in  erecting  for  Capt.  W.  H.  Snow  a  small  woodwork- 
ing plant,  then  owned  by  Capt.  Snow.  Mr.  Kirkman  conducted 
this  plant.  The  name  of  the  plant  was  afterwards  Snow  & 
Patten,  then  Snow  &  Dalton  and  then  by  the  present  huge 
corporation.  Snow  Lumber  Company.  In  this  latter  company 
Mr.  Kirkman  is  one  of  the  largest  stockholders  and  has  been 
the  efficient  superintendent  for  years.  He  has  been  a  close 
student  as  to  the  needs  of  the  company  and  has  contributed 
much  to  its  success. 


J.  E.  Kirkman 


Mr.  Kirkman  is  also  interested  in  many  other  enterprises 
in  the  city,  the  Southern  Chair  Company,  Rankin  Coffin  & 
Casket  Company,  Giant  Furniture  Company,  High  Point 
Milling  Company,  North  Carolina  Wheel  Company,  Commer- 
cial National  Bank,  the  Bank  of  Randolph  and  the  Bank  of 
Madison.    In  most  of  these  Mr.  Kirkman  is  an  officer. 

Mr.  Kirkman  has  served  his  town  twice  in  the  capacity  of 
Alderman  and  in  1  9  1  0  he  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  by  a  large  majority  over  his  opponent.  In  1908 
Mr.  Kirkrnan  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Con- 
vention which  met  at  Denver,  representing  the  Fifth  District. 
He  takes  much  interest  in  politics  and  has  a  large  following. 

Mr.  Kirkman  is  the  majority  stockholder  in  the  Giant  Fur- 
niture Company,  being  president  and  treasurer.  This  com- 
pany is  one  of  the  strongest  in  the  city. 


R.  H.  WHEELER 


Mr.  R.  H.  Wheeler  is  president  of  the  High  Point  Metallic 
Bed  Company,  reference  to  which  is  made  elsewhere.  For 
several  years  Mr.  Wheeler  has  been  interested  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  best  residential  sections  of  the  city  and  has  accom- 
plished more  in  this  direction  than  any  other  citizen  here.  In 
the  northern  section  of  the  city  there  are  fine  streets  and  hand- 
some residences  where  a  few  years  ago  there  was  only  a  bare 


R.  H.  Wheeler 


farm.  This,  together  with  the  Quaker  Grove  property  and 
the  Snow  Park,  all  high  class  developments,  were  due  solely 
to  Mr.  Wheeler's  foresight,  energy  and  public  spirit. 

Mr.  Wheeler  is  among  the  most  successful  business  men  of 
the  community  and  has  done  much  for  the  advancement  of 
the  community.  He  is  always  among  the  first  to  contribute  of 
his  time  and  means  for  any  public  improvement. 

Recently  Mr.  Wheeler  has  opened  to  the  public  what  was 
known  as  the  Horney  lands,  destined  to  be  another  m.agnificent 
development  for  the  city. 


WILSON  MOTOR  COMPANY 


One  of  the  best  equipped  automobile  dealers  in  the  state 
is  Mr.  Geo.  F.  Wilson,  of  the  Wilson  Motor  Company.  He 
was  a  pioneer  in  the  business  here,  having  organized  the  first 
motor  company  in  the  city,  which  he  conducted  successfully  for 
a  number  of  years.  In  the  spring  of  1917  he  began  business 
for  himself  by  organizing  the  Wilson  Motor  Company,  of  which 
he  is  practically  sole  owner.  The  company  occupies  one  of  the 
handsomest  garages  in  the  state. 


Geo.  F.  Wilson 


The  company  confines  the  sales  of  automobiles  to  the  fa- 
mous Ford  cars  and  handles  several  car  loads  every  season, 
their  territory  extending  over  adjacent  counties. 

Mr.  Wilson  is  authority  on  automobiles  here  and  is  meet- 
ing with  marked  success.  He  is  among  the  safest  and  most 
reliable  young  business  men  of  the  community  and  has  a 
bright  future. 


W.  C.  JONES 


Mr.  W.  C.  Jones  was  born  and  reared  in  High  Point.  He  is 
the  eldest  son  of  the  late  Dr.  W.  O.  Jones,  long  one  of  the 
prominent  citizens  of  the  community. 

Mr.  Jones  attended  the  local  schools  of  High  Point  and  later 
Wake  Forest  College.  Early  in  life  he  showed  quite  a  turn  for 
business  and  even  before  his  maturity  had  entered  well  into  the 
business  life  of  the  community.  For  several  years  he  was  at 
the  head  of  the  largest  fire  insurance  agency  here,  and  besides, 
conducted  a  loan  and  realty  business  on  quite  an  extensive 
scale.  He  sold  his  interest  in  the  insurance  business  to  the 
High  Point  Savings  &  Trust  Company,  and  confined  his  busi- 


W.  C.  Jones 


ness  to  the  loan  and  realty  department,  but  after  five  years 
he  entered  again  into  the  insurance  business  and  has  a  strong 
agency,  and  has  associated  with  him  Mr.  John  Peacock. 

Mr.  Jones  is  connected  with  quite  a  number  of  interests  of 
the  city.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Wachovia  Bank  &  Trust  Com- 
pany, Piedmont  Building  &  Loan  Association  and  president  of 
the  Ring  Drug  Company,  president  of  the  High  Point  Milling 
Company,  chairman  legislative  committee  of  the  State  Associa- 
tion of  County  Commissioners;  director  of  the  Mann  Drug 
Co.;  vice-president  of  the  Parker  Paper  &  Twine  Company; 
president  and  secretary  of  the  W.  C.  Jones  Company,  director 
of  the  Carolina  Insurance  Agency  Company. 

Mr.  Jones  is  serving  his  second  term  as  county  commissioner. 


GEORGE  T.  PENNY 


One  of  the  most  active  business  men  in  High  Point  is  Mr. 
George  T.  Penny,  who  has  been  successful  in  all  of  his  affairs. 
He  began  business  in  High  Point  only  a  few  years  ago  on  a 
small  scale.  He  has  pushed  his  way  along  so  successfully 
that  today  he  is  known  as  a  financier  and  handles  more  real 
estate  than  any  man  in  the  South.  His  sales  in  the  South  alone 
last  year  amounted  to  over  $3,500,000.  His  services  are  in 
demand  throughout  the  North  and  South,  and  he  has  a  record 
of  never  having  made  a  failure  on  a  sale  of  lots  at  auction, 
which  is  a  special  line  of  his  company. 


Geo.  T.  Penny 


Mr.  Penny  has  a  twin  brother,  J.  C.  Penny,  president  of  the 
American  Land  Company,  of  Greensboro  and  High  Point, 
who  assists  him  in  his  auctioneering.  They  are  well  known 
all  over  the  United  States  as  "Penny  Brothers,  the  Twin  Auc- 
tioners,"  who  turn  real  estate  into  cash  quickly.  It  is  often 
said  that  Penny  Brothers  'The  Twins,  "  who  manage  the  auc- 
tioneering department  of  these  companies,  are  the  strongest 
auctioneering  force  in  the  world. 

Mr.  George  T.  Penny  gives  the  business  much  of  his  atten- 
tion, along  with  his  other  business. 

Mr.  Penny  also  conducts  the  business  of  farming  and  stock 
raising  on  a  large  scale.  He  owns  the  Penny  Stock  Farms, 
200  acres,  located  near  the  city  limits,  one  of  the  most  valuable 
as  well  as  one  of  the  most  attractive  places  in  the  county. 


J.  C.  WELCH 


One  of  the  most  successful  men  in  High  Point  is  Mr.  J.  C. 
Welch,  who  after  35  years  in  business  has  retired.  Early  in 
life  he  began  business  in  a  modest  way  as  a  farmer  and  dealer 
in  stock  and  by  close  application  to  business  and  exercising 
good  ability  with  the  right  kind  of  economy  he  has  met  with 
success.  For  a  number  of  years  he  conducted  the  largest  livery 
and  sales  stables  here,  which  were  known  throughout  the 
state.     He  sold  this  business  in  1914.     He  has  operated  for 


J.  C.  Welch 

several  years  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  the  county.  In  connec- 
tion with  his  other  business  Mr.  Welch  has  invested  largely  in 
the  better  class  of  real  estate  and  is  the  owner  of  the  Welch 
Block  on  Main  street  and  a  score  of  other  valuable  lots  in 
the  center  of  the  business  section.  In  1  9  1  2  he  erected  a  beau- 
tiful home  on  North  Main  street. 

Mr.  Welch  is  a  quiet,  unassuming  business  man,  modest  in 
all  things,  but  his  good  qualities  are  recognized  and  appre- 
ciated by  his  numerous  friends. 


J.  W.  SECHREST 


One  of  the  best  known  men  in  High  Point  is  Mr.  J.  W.  Se- 
chrest,  who  was  born  here,  his  father  owning  one  of  the  ori- 
ginal farms  on  which  the  city  has  been  built. 

Since  a  young  man  Mr.  Sechrest  has  conducted  successfully 
the  undertaking  business  here  and  is  now  assisted  by  his  son, 
Robert  H.  Sechrest.  While  Mr.  Sechrest  has  been  busy  with 
his  private  affairs  he  has  given  much  of  his  time  to  public  mat- 
ters, having  frequently  been  elected  a  member  of  the  City 
Council. 


J.  W.  Sechrest 


Mr.  Sechrest  is  best  known  over  the  state  as  a  prominent 
member  and  official  of  the  Junior  Order  United  American 
Mechanics.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  the  local  council 
here  2  1  years  ago  and  has  been  financial  secretary  of  the  coun- 
cil ever  since.  He  has  risen  gradually  in  the  order,  occupying 
almost  every  place  of  honor  and  in  1914  served  as  State  Coun- 
cillor. At  the  present  time  the  State  Council  honors  him  very 
highly  by  keeping  him  in  active  service  in  the  district.  The 
Juniors  never  had  a  more  useful  and  loyal  member.  He  has 
represented  the  State  Council  in  two  National  Councils,  tak- 
ing an  active  part  in  the  deliberations. 


PROF.  W.  M.  MARR 


Weaver  M.  Marr,  superintendent  of  the  High  Point  Graded 
Schools,  was  born  in  Swain  County,  N.  C,  August  25,  1888. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools.  Pre- 
pared for  college  at  Trinity  Park  and  Bryson  City  High  Schools. 
Entered  Trinity  College  in  September  1906.  Graduated  in 
1910  with  the  A.  B.  degree.  He  was  principal  of  the  Waynes- 
ville  (N.  C.)   High  School,   1910-11.     He  re-entered  Trinity 


Prof.  W.  M.  Marr 


College  in  1911  as  Instructor  in  Biology.  In  addition  to  this 
work  he  carried  on  graduate  work  in  this  department  and  in 
the  School  of  Education,  receiving  the  A.  M.  Degree  in  1912. 
He  was  teacher  of  science  in  the  Elizabeth  City  (N.  C.)  High 
School,  1912-1913,  graduate  student  in  the  summer  sessions 
at  Columbia  University,  New  York  City,  1914-15-16.  He  was 
principal  of  the  High  Point  High  School,  1914-1916,  and  was 
elected  superintendent  of  the  High  Point  Schools  in  1916. 
Prof.  Marr  is  doing  a  splendid  work  for  local  education. 


ROBERT  BROCKETT,  SR. 


One  of  the  most  active  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent business  men  of  the  city  is  Mr.  Robert  Brockett. 

Mr.  Brockett  is  a  native  of  Petersburg,  Va.  At  the  age 
of  I  2  years  he  moved  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  remained  there 
until  he  was  1  6,  when  he  went  to  Baltimore,  where  he  received 
his  business  education.  In  1 884  Mr.  Brockett  moved  to  the 
Valley  of  Virginia  and  engaged  in  farming. 


Robert  Brockett,  Sr. 


In  1893  he  moved  to  High  Point  and  has  been  actively  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  business  since  that  time.  During  the 
first  years  of  his  residence  here  Mr.  Brockett  built  what  is 
known  as  the  Brockett  Flats  and  other  buildings,  giving  to 
High  Point  a  solid  block  of  wholesale  houses,  something  the 
community  never  had,  and  supplied  a  great  need.  These  im- 
provements will  stand  as  a  credit  to  Mr.  Brockett's  public 
spirit  and  faith  in  the  community.  In  addition  to  these  im- 
provements he  has  erected  other  buildings,  assisted  in  organiz- 
ing banks  and  other  institutions  helpful  to  the  community. 

Mr.  Brockett  is  a  man  of  fine  judgment,  public  spirited,  lib- 
eral and  extremely  loyal  to  his  social  and  business  friends.  He 
takes  a  great  deal  of  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  county  and 
city  and  in  1914  was  elected  a  |riember  of  the  General  As- 
sembly by  a  large  majority,  where  he  took  a  very  high  stand. 


JULIUS  C.  SMITH 


One  of  the  most  promising  3'oung  attorneys  in  the  city  is 
Mr.  JuHus  C.  Smith,  junior  member  of  a  well  known  law  firm. 
Mr.  Smith  is  the  eldest  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  A.  Smith, 
of  this  city  and  has  resided  in  the  community  from  boyhood. 
He  was  born  in  Greenville,  S.  C,  December  1  7,  1  889.  His 
parents  moved  to  High  Point  in  1901. 

Mr.  Smith  received  his  early  education  in  the  city  schools 
here,  after  which  he  entered  Wake  Forest  College,  where  he 
took  a  high  stand  among  the  best  students.  He  graduated  from 


Julius  C.  Smith 


that  institution  with  the  A.  B.  degree  in  1911  and  LL.  B. 
in  1915.  While  in  college  he  took  part  in  a  number  of  im- 
portant debates  and  was  one  of  the  commencement  speakers. 
He  was  editor-in-chief  of  the  Wake  Forest  Student  and  chair- 
man of  the  Student  Senate. 

Mr.  Smith  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  February,  1915,  and 
won  the  prize  given  by  Chief  Justice  Walter  Clark  to  the  best 
scholar  in  the  Wake  Forest  law  class.  He  began  to  practice 
March  I,  1915,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Roberson,  Barn- 
hart  &  Smith. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  October  26,  1916,  to  Miss  Lila 
Keith,  of  Wilmington,  N.  C. 


W.  p.  RAGAN 


One  of  the  most  prominent  attorneys  in  Western  Carolina 
is  Mr.  W.  P.  Ragan.  He  enjoys  a  large  practice  and  has  held 
several  positions  of  public  trust. 

In  politics  he  is  a  Republican  and  in  religion  a  Quaker.  In 
1  902  he  was  nominated  for  the  State  Senate  by  the  Guilford 
county  Republican  convention,  and  while  defeated,  he  led  his 
ticket  by  about  500  votes.  He  has  canvassed  Guilford  and 
adjoining  counties  for  the  interest  of  the  Republican  party  in 
every  campaign  since  1  894. 


W  P.  Ragan 

When  the  new  charter  was  granted  the  city  creating  the 
office  of  Recorder,  Mr.  Ragan  was  elected  to  this  responsible 
position  and  held  the  position  with  credit  to  himself  and  the 
administration  until  he  was  appointed  postmaster. 

Mr.  Ragan  was  appointed  postmaster  by  President  Taft  in 
February,  1910.  So  universal  was  the  desire  that  he  receive 
the  appointment  that  there  was  very  little  opposition  and  the 
fine  record  he  made  in  the  office  shows  that  the  public  was 
right  in  their  estimate  of  his  character  and  ability. 

Mr.  Ragan  is  a  lawyer  of  ability  and  has  a  large  practice, 
and  in  1914  was  elected  prosecuting  attorney  for  the  city,  serv- 
ing with  great  credit  to  himself  and  the  community.  In  May, 
1917,  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city  for  a  term  of  two  years. 
He  is  popular  among  his  friends  and  stands  high  in  the  councils 
of  his  party  in  the  State.  His  friends  have  frequently  urged 
him  to  accept!  the  nomination  for  a  State  office. 


DAVID  H.  PARSONS 


One  of  High  Point's  most  successful  lawyers  is  David  H. 
Parsons.  He  has  practiced  law  in  this  city  for  ten  years.  He 
was  born  in  Guilford  county,  near  High  Point,  and  after  at- 
tending the  best  schools  of  this  section  took  up  the  study  of 
law.  He  received  his  license  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1907,  when  he  took  up  his  residence  in  High  Point  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.    He  has  achiev- 


David  H.  Parsons 


ed  merited  success  both  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  and  in 
his  official  duties  as  judge  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  which 
place  he  held  for  some  time. 

His  legal  ability  and  personal  integrity  of  character  and 
his  keen  business  intelligence  and  careful  attention  to  the  af- 
fairs of  his  clients  have  won  for  him  a  very  high  place  as  a 
lawyer,  and  brought  to  him  a  large  and  successful  practice. 

In  1  908  Mr.  Parsons  was  married  to  Miss  Agnes  Lowe,  who 
belongs  to  a  well  known  and  prominent  family  of  Randolph 
county.  They  have  one  son,  David  H.  Parsons,  Jr.  Mr.  Par- 
sons takes  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  city  and  county. 


L.  B.  WILLIAMS. 


Mr.  Williams  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  very  strong  and 
able  lawyers  of  the  Guilford  bar.  He  is  forty-one  years  old 
and  has  been  practicing  law  for  fifteen  years,  first  locating  in 
Richmond  County  in  1902,  and  coming  to  High  Point  in  1910. 


L.  B.  Williams 


He  was  born  in  Union  County,  North  Carolina,  and  is  the  son 
of  J.  B.  and  Mary  E.  (Knotts)  Williams,  one  of  the  best  known 
families  of  that  section.  He  was  educated  in  Charlotte  and 
at  Wake  Forest  College,  in  1906  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ora 
Clyde  Whitaker,  of  Rockingham,  N.  C. 


E.  P.  PARKER 


One  of  the  best  known  business  men  in  High  Point  and  one 
whose  many  good  qualities  are  appreciated  by  a  large  circle 
of  business  and  social  friends  is  Mr.  E.  P.  Parker,  a  member 
of  the  well-known  wholesale  firm  of  Parker  &  Clark.  Mr. 
Parker  was  born  in  Perquimans  county,  but  has  been  a  citizen 
of  the  Piedmont  section  for  34  years.  He  manufactured  shoes 
at  Archdale  when  a  young  man  and  later  was  a  member  of 


E.  P.  Parker 


the  wholesale  firm  of  Parker  Bros.  here.  He  is  a  well  equipped 
business  man,  capable  and  constant  in  the  conduct  of  his  af- 
fairs and  makes  and  holds  friends. 

Mr.  Parker  is  from  a  well-known  North  Carolina  family  and 
has  inherited  those  qualities  which  contribute  to  splendid  citi- 
zenship. 

Mr.  Parker  has  always  taken  a  great  deal  of  interest  in 
public  matters  and  his  strong  convictions  for  right  have  ap- 
pealed to  those  wishing  his  influence. 


G.  W.  CLARK 


Mr.  G.  W.  Clark  is  a  native  of  Danville,  Va.,  but  has  been 
identified  with  the  business  interests  of  High  Point  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  He  moved  here  in  1907  and  was  the  leading 
member  of  the  wholesale  firm  of  Gardner  &  Clark,  a  business 
which  he  managed  successfully.  Mr.  Clark  is  now  one  of  the 
firm  of  Parker  &;  Clark,  which  succeeded  the  old  firm,  one 
of  the  largest  wholesale  houses  in  the  county. 


G   W.  Clark 


Mr.  Clark  is  a  progressive,  wide-awake  citizen,  ever  ready 
to  give  of  his  time  arid  means  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  com- 
munity. He  takes  an  acute  interest  in  all  matters  for  civic  bet- 
terment. Recently  he  was  instrumental  in  organizing  for  the 
city  a  Merchants'  Association,  which  filled  a  long  felt  need.  At 
the  organization  Mr.  Clark  was  unanimously  elected  president, 
which  position  he  now  holds. 

Mr.  Clark  takes  much  interest  in  church  and  Sunday  School 
work.  He  is  a  leading  figure  in  the  West  End  Baptist  church, 
with  a  membership  of  250,  which  work  was  organized  and 
developed  under  Mr.  Clark's  help  and  guidance. 


EDWARDS  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 


There  was  a  time  when  men  and  women  just  happened  to  be 
successful.  Opportunity  came  their  way  and  took  them  along 
with  it.  Nowadays  success  is  not  an  accident;  it  is  the  result 
of  careful  training  to  meet  the  keen  competition  of  the  com- 
petitor. The  services  of  trained  employes  is  in  demand  in  all 
lines  of  business.  The  modern  business  man  demands  an  ap- 
plicant for  the  position  to  be  equipped  with  a  well  grounded 
knowledge  of  the  rudiments  of  business,  for  he  has  neither  time 
nor  inclination  to  train  young  men  and  women  what  they 
should  have  attended  a  business  college  to  learn.  The  real 
secret  of  success  is  being  thoroughly  fitted  for  the  work  required 
and  it  was  with  this  object  of  fitting  young  men  and  women 
of  brains  and  energy  that  the  Business  College  was  created.  In 
High  Point  is  located  one  of  the  best  business  institutions  of  this 


C  C.  Edwards 


character  in  the  state.  The  Edards  Business  College  is  cen- 
trally located,  and  is  under  the  management  of  an  experienced 
and  capable  instructor.  Prof.  Edwards  was  reared  in  North 
Carolina  and  received  his  literary  education  at  Guilford  Col- 
lege. For  several  years  after  leaving  this  school  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  business.  Being  an  energetic,  wide- 
awake young  man  he  saw  the  great  opportunity  opened  to 
young  men  and  women  who  had  the  proper  business  training. 
He  entered  a  University  in  New  York  for  his  commercial  edu- 
cation and  with  his  natural  ability  for  business  and  the  deter- 
mination to  be  a  leader  he  won  first  place  in  his  class  and  was 
graduated  with  honor.  Immediately  after  graduating  he  was 
offered  a  position  with  a  corporation  in  New  York,  which  he 
accepted  and  held  until  he  resgined  to  enter  the  Business  Col- 


lege  work  in  High  Point,  N.  C,  for  himself,  for  which  he  was 
well  prepared  having  the  best  schooling  to  be  had  in  this  line, 
and  the  experience  gained  in  his  business  career  in  New  York. 
Under  Prof.  Edwards'  able  management  and  instruction  this 
school  has  been  very  successful.  Hundreds  of  young  men  and 
women  have  graduated  from  this  institution,  and  are  now  hold- 
ing lucrative  positions  in  banks  and  business  offices  all  over 
North  Carolina.  This  college  has  day  and  night  classes  and 
give  personal  instructions  in  the  following  coures:  Shorthand, 
bookkeeping,  banking,  typewriting,  accounting,  civil  service, 
salesmanship,  mathematics,  spelling,  grammar,  penmanship, 
etc.  This  school  is  thoroughlj^  equipped  to  prepare  young  peo- 
ple for  a  successful  business  career.  The  Edwards  graduates 
are  always  in  demand.  The  school  has  more  calls  for  office 
help  than  they  can  supply.  As  a  citizen  and  educator.  Prof. 
Edwards  is  highly  respected  and  esteemed,  taking  a  personal 
interest  in  the  civic  and  commercial  development  of  our  city. 


ResKlence  of  C,  C.  Muse 


J.  GURNEY  BRIGGS 


Mr.  Briggs  has  for  several  years  been  connected  with  the 
insurance  business  here  and  is  now  the  representative  of  some 
of  the  largest  and  most  reliable  Old  Line  companies.  He  is 
agent  for  the  Aetna  Life,  the  Aetna  Accident  and  Liability  Co., 
and  the  Automobile  Insurance  Co.     Mr.  Briggs  writes  every 


J.  Gurney  Briggs 


form  of  insurance  and  is  fully  conversant  with  every  detail  of 
the  insurance  business.  His  qualifications  in  this  special  line 
appeals  to  those  wishing  insurance. 

Mr.  Briggs  is  a  son  of  Mr.  A.  M.  Briggs,  a  manufacturer  of 
this  city  and  has  been  in  close  touch  with  the  business  interests 
of  the  community  since  he  was  a  boy. 


Residence  of  C.  F.  Long 


Residence  of  G.  W.  Clark 


HIGH  POINT  HARDWOOD  LUMBER  COMPANY 


High  Point  Hardwood  Lumber  Company  was  organized  in 
January,  1910,  succeeding  the  D.  M.  Pollock  Lumber  Com- 
pany. This  latter  company  was  formerly  in  business  in  At- 
lanta and  moved  from  Atlanta  to  High  Point  in  January,  1908. 
The  High  Point  Hardwood  Lumber  Company  is  one  of  the 
strongest  companies  here  financially  and  does  a  large  busi- 
ness in  the  South.  Mr.  F.  E.  Creelman  is  president  and  Mr. 
D.  M.  Pollock  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  business  has 
steadily  grown  each  month  and  they  now  transact  business  in 
most  of  the  eastern  cities,  getting  their  supplies  from  Georgia, 
North  and  South  Carolina,  Virginia  and  Eastern  Tennessee. 
They  carry  a  large  stock  of  lumber  on  their  yards  at  this  point 
for  local  consumption,  and  their  shipments  east  are  made  from 
this  point,  as  well  as  from  points  in  the  states  above  men- 
tioned. The  company  confines  its  business  exclusively  to  hard- 
woods, handling  from  ten  to  twelve  million  feet  a  year.  It 
is  easily  one  of  the  largest  hardwood  lumber  plants  in  the 
South. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  concern  to  further  enlarge  their 
business,  making  High  Point  more  of  a  distributing  market 
than  they  have  been  doing  in  the  past.  Mr.  Creelman,  the 
president  of  the  company,  is  a  man  of  fine  executive  ability, 
well  equipped  in  every  way  to  conduct  so  large  a  business.  His 
coming  to  High  Point  as  a  permanent  resident  is  a  matter  of 
congratulation  among  the  large  number  of  business  men  and 
the  citizen  generally.  He  is  a  large-hearted,  liberal  broad- 
minded  and  public-spirited  man,  and  is  making  himself  felt  in 
the  community  for  its  good.  Mr.  Pollock  is  a  young  man  of 
excellent  parts,  with  fine  business  qualifications,  well  suited  to 
the  business  which  he  conducts  so  successfull.  He  is  not  only 
the  right  man  in  the  right  place  as  far  as  business  is  concerned, 
but  fits  in  well  in  a  comrnunity  where  there  are  so  many  suc- 
cessful young  men. 


Wilson  Motor  Company 


Furniture  Manufacturers'  Exposition,  C.  A.  Barbee,  Manager 
Lower  Floors  :  Siceloff  Hardware  Company,  V.  W.  Idol  &  Company,  High  Point 
Hardware  Company,  N.  H.  Silver  Company 


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